Ohio Medicaid launches program to help ease holiday isolation for people in long-term care
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Here's a simple program that could easily be replicated across the country, one that could make the holidays for long-term care patients living through coronavirus just a little bit better. Throughout the holidays, the Ohio Area Agencies on Aging, Ohio MedicaOhio Medicaid launches program to help ease holiday isolation for people in long-term care
Here's a simple program that could easily be replicated across the country, one that could make the holidays for long-term care patients living through coronavirus just a little bit better. Throughout the holidays, the Ohio Area Agencies on Aging, Ohio Medicaid program, and the five private Medicaid managed care organizations are teaming up to train volunteers and pair them up with nursing home residents for twice-weekly 30-minute phone calls. The Aging agencies will train volunteers on how to be phone pals for the residents. They will also be trained using the UCLA Loneliness Scale to identify residents who might need more intervention to treat depression and other issues arising from their isolation. Any nursing home that has at least 50 residents receiving Medicaid assistance is eligible to participate. Read more