Fact Sheets
The MLTCOP provides easy to read fact sheets on topics of which we often receive questions. We have created these fact sheets as a way to explain complicated and sometimes confusing long term care issues. These fact sheets are available electronically from the website or a printed copy can be provided by the local ombudsman. The fact sheets are available in Arabic, Chinese, English and Spanish.
Looking for Fact Sheets about Nursing Homes? Find them here.
Do Not Resuscitate
Under Michigan law, a do-not-resuscitate order is a voluntarily signed form by either a person, a patient advocate, or a guardian. The order states that if the person’s heart or breathing stops, there should be no resuscitation efforts made. Resuscitation efforts include mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and defibrillation.
Adult Foster Care
In Michigan, Adult Foster Care (AFC) homes are licensed homes that provide supervision, personal care, and protection as well as room and board. Services are provided 24 hours a day, 5 or more days a week, and for 2 or more consecutive weeks for payment. AFC homes do not provide 24 hour nursing care expect for resident electing hospice services.
Medicaid Level of Care Determination
The Level of Care Determination (LOCD) is the process the Michigan Medicaid program uses to decide if a person needs the kind of care provided in a nursing home or the services of other programs (MI Choice, MI Health Link, and PACE) that help people who need long term care but want to remain in the community.