Ungalikhetha njani ikhaya labongikazi

Kwikhaya lokugcina abantu abalupheleyo, abasebenzi abanezakhono kunye nabanikezela ngononophelo lwempilo banikela ngononophelo lwexesha lonke. Amakhaya abantu abadala angabonelela ngeenkonzo ezahlukeneyo:

• Unyango rhoqo
• Ukulawulwa kweeyure ezingama-24
• Unonophelo
• Ukutyelela ugqirha
• Nceda ngezinto zemihla ngemihla, ezinjengokuhlamba nokuzilungisa
• Unyango lomzimba, lomsebenzi, kunye nokuthetha
• Zonke izidlo

Amakhaya abalupheleyo abonelela ngononophelo lwexeshana kunye nexesha elide, kuxhomekeke kwiimfuno zomhlali.

• Unokufuna ukhathalelo lwexesha elifutshane ngexesha lokuchacha kwisifo esibuhlungu okanye ukwenzakala emva kokulaliswa esibhedlele. Nje ukuba uchache, ungagoduka.
• Unokufuna ukhathalelo lwemihla ngemihla ukuba unengxaki yengqondo okanye yomzimba eqhubekayo kwaye awusenakukhathalela.

Uhlobo lwenkathalelo oyifunayo luya kuba yinto kweziko olikhethayo, kunye nendlela ohlawula ngayo olo ncedo.

IZINTO EKUFUNEKA ZIQWALASELWE XA UKHETHA INDAWO YOKUSEBENZA

Xa uqala ukukhangela ikhaya labongikazi:

• Sebenza nonontlalontle wakho okanye umkhuphele isicwangciso esibhedlele kwaye ubuze malunga nohlobo lononophelo olufunekayo. Buza ukuba zeziphi izibonelelo abazicebisayo.
• Unokucela ababoneleli bakho bezempilo, izihlobo kunye nosapho, ukuba benze iingcebiso.
• Yenza uluhlu lwawo onke amakhaya abalupheleyo akufuphi nendawo ekuyo ehlangabezana neemfuno zakho okanye zomntu omthandayo.

Kubalulekile ukwenza kancinci umsebenzi wasekhaya - ayizizo zonke izibonelelo ezibonelela ngokhathalelo lomgangatho olufanayo. Qala ngokukhangela amaziko kwi-Medicare.gov Ikhaya labongikazi Thelekisa- www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/search.html. Oku kukuvumela ukuba ubone kwaye uthelekise amakhaya abahlengikazi aqinisekisiweyo e-Medicare- kunye neMedicaid ngokusekwe kwimilinganiselo ethile yomgangatho:

• Uvavanyo lwezempilo
• Ukuhlolwa kokhuseleko emlilweni
• Abasebenzi
• Umgangatho wokhathalelo lwabahlali
• Izohlwayo (ukuba zikhona)

Ukuba awukwazi ukufumana ikhaya labongikazi elidweliswe kwiwebhusayithi, khangela ukuba ngaba yiMedare / iMedicaid eqinisekisiweyo. Izixhobo ezinesiqinisekiso kufuneka zihlangabezane nemigangatho ethile esemgangathweni. Ukuba isibonelelo asiqinisekiswanga, kuya kufuneka usisuse kuluhlu lwakho.

Nje ukuba ukhethe izibonelelo ezimbalwa ukuba ujonge kuzo, tsalela umnxeba indawo nganye kwaye ujonge:

• Ukuba bathatha abaguli abatsha. Ngaba ungafumana igumbi elinye, okanye ngaba kuya kufuneka nibelane igumbi elinye? Amagumbi angabodwa angabiza ngaphezulu.
• Inqanaba lononophelo olunikwayo. Ukuba kuyimfuneko, buza ukuba banikezela ngononophelo olukhethekileyo, njengokubuyisela imeko esiqhelweni okanye ukukhathalela abaguli abanesifo sengqondo esixhalabisayo.
• Nokuba bayayamkela iMedicare neMedicaid.

Nje ukuba uluhlu lwezinto ezihlangabezana neemfuno zakho, yenza idinga lokundwendwela nganye okanye ucele umntu omthembileyo ukuba atyelele. Nazi izinto onokucinga ngazo xa undwendwela.

• Ukuba kunokwenzeka, ikhaya labalupheleyo kufuneka lisondele ukuze amalungu osapho atyelele rhoqo. Kwakhona kulula ukugcina iso kwinqanaba lokunyamekela elinikezelwayo.
• Lunjani ukhuseleko kwesi sakhiwo? Buza malunga neeyure zokundwendwela kunye nayiphi na imiqobo kutyelelo.
• Thetha nabasebenzi kwaye ujonge indlela abaphatha ngayo abahlali. Ngaba unxibelelwano lunobuhlobo, luchubekile, kwaye luyahlonipha? Ngaba babiza abahlali ngamagama abo?
• Ngaba bakhona abasebenzi abongikazi abanelayisensi abakho iiyure ezingama-24 ngosuku? Ngaba umongikazi obhalisiweyo ufumaneka ubuncinci iiyure ezisi-8 yonke imihla? Kwenzeka ntoni xa kufuneka ugqirha?
• Ukuba kukho umntu oncedisayo kwiimfuno zenkonzo yentlalo?
• Ngaba abahlali babonakala becocekile, bezilungisa kakuhle, yaye benxibe kakuhle?
• Ngaba imeko-bume ikhanya kakuhle, icocekile, inomtsalane, kwaye ikwimo yeqondo lobushushu elungileyo? Ngaba kukho amavumba amabi angathandekiyo? Ngaba kunengxolo enkulu kwindawo zokutyela nakwiindawo eziqhelekileyo?
• Buza malunga nokuba baqeshwa njani abasebenzi-ngaba kukho imvelaphi yokutshekishwa? Ngaba abasebenzi babelwe abahlali abathile? Uthini umlinganiselo wabasebenzi kubahlali?
• Buza malunga neshedyuli yokutya kunye nesidlo. Ngaba kukho ukukhetha ukutya? Ngaba banokufumana ukutya okukhethekileyo? Buza ukuba abasebenzi bayabanceda na abahlali ngokutya xa kufuneka njalo. Ngaba bayaqinisekisa ukuba abahlali basela amanzi awaneleyo? Ilinganiswa njani le nto?
• Anjani amagumbi? Ngaba umhlali angangenisa izinto ezizezakhe okanye ifanitshala? Zikhuseleke kangakanani izinto zobuqu?
• Ngaba ikhona imisebenzi ekhoyo kubahlali?

I-Medicare.gov ibonelela ngoluhlu lokutshekisha olusebenzayo lwaseKhaya ongafuna ukuthatha ngalo xa ujonga izibonelelo ezahlukeneyo: www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/checklist.pdf.

Zama ukutyelela kwakhona ngexesha elahlukileyo losuku neveki. Oku kunokukunceda ufumane umfanekiso opheleleyo weziko ngalinye.

UKUHLAWULELA UKUKHATHALELA IKHAYA

Ukunyamekela ekhaya labongikazi kuyabiza, kwaye uninzi lweinshurensi yezempilo ayizukuhlawula iindleko ezipheleleyo. Rhoqo abantu bayazigubungela iindleko besebenzisa indibaniselwano yokuzihlawula, iMedicare, kunye neMedicaid.

• Ukuba unayo i-Medicare, inokuhlawula ukhathalelo lwexeshana kwikhaya lokunyamekela abantu emva kokulaliswa esibhedlele iintsuku ezintathu. Ayigubungeli ukhathalelo lwexesha elide.
• I-Medicaid ihlawula ukhathalelo lwasekhaya, kwaye abantu abaninzi kumakhaya abalupheleyo bakwiMedicaid. Nangona kunjalo, kuya kufuneka ulunge ngokusekelwe kumvuzo wakho. Rhoqo abantu baqala ngokubhatala epokothweni. Nje ukuba bachithe imali abayigcinileyo banokufaka isicelo seMedicaid- nokuba khange babe kuyo ngaphambili. Nangona kunjalo, abatshatileyo bakhuselekile ekulahlekelweni likhaya labo ukuhlawulela ukhathalelo lweqabane lokonga.
• I-inshurensi yokhathalelo lwexesha elide, ukuba unayo, inokuhlawula ukhathalelo lwexeshana okanye lexesha elide. Zininzi iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zeinshurensi yexesha elide; abanye bahlawula kuphela ukhathalelo lwamakhaya abalupheleyo, abanye bahlawulela uluhlu lweenkonzo. Awunakho ukufumana olu hlobo lweinshurensi ukuba unemeko esele ikho.

Ngumbono olungileyo ukufumana ingcebiso yezomthetho xa ujonga indlela yokuhlawula ukhathalelo lokonga-ngakumbi ngaphambi kokuchitha yonke imali oyongileyo. Indawo ye-Arhente yokuGuga inakho ukukukhokelela kwizibonelelo zomthetho. Ungandwendwela neLongTermCare.gov ngolwazi oluthe kratya.

Indawo yokunyamekela abanezakhono-ikhaya labongikazi; Unonophelo lwexesha elide-ikhaya labongikazi; Unonophelo lwexesha elifutshane - ikhaya labongikazi

Amaziko eewebhusayithi zeMedicare kunye neMedicaid Services. Izixhobo zasekhaya labongikazi: amakhaya abalupheleyo-Isikhokelo seentsapho zabaxhamli beMedicaid kunye nabancedisi. www.cms.gov/Medicare-Medicaid-Coordination/Fraud-Prevention/Medicaid-Integrity-Education/Downloads/nursinghome-beneficiary-booklet.pdf. Ukuhlaziywa kweyeNkanga ngo-2015. Ifikeleleke ngo-Agasti 13, 2020.

Amaziko eewebhusayithi zeMedicare kunye neMedicaid Services. Isikhokelo sokukhetha ikhaya labongikazi okanye ezinye iinkonzo zexesha elide kunye neenkxaso. www.medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/02174-Ukhenketho-Khaya-Okunye-Long-Term-Services.pdf. Ukuhlaziywa kwe-Okthobha i-2019. Ifikeleleke ngo-Agasti 13, 2020.

Iwebhusayithi yeMedicare.gov. Thelekisa ikhaya labongikazi. www.imedicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/search.html. Kufumaneka ngo-Agasti 13, 2020.

IZiko leSizwe kwiwebhusayithi yokuGuga. Ukukhetha ikhaya labongikazi. www.nia.nih.gov/health/choosing-nursing-home. Ukuhlaziywa ngoMeyi 1, 2017. Uvavanywe ngo-Agasti 13, 2020.

IZiko leSizwe kwiwebhusayithi yokuGuga. Iindawo zokuhlala, indawo yokuhlala encedisiweyo, kunye namakhaya abalupheleyo. www.nia.nih.gov/health/residential-facilities-assisted-living-and-nursing-amakhaya. Ukuhlaziywa ngoMeyi 1, 2017. Ifikeleleke ngo-Agasti 13, 2020.

• Amakhaya Abongikazi