1. Who are They?
Nearly 7.5% are over 90 years of age, and 10 were over 100 years old.
About 38% were under 65 years old, and 11% were under 44 years old.
Another 19% were between 65 and 74.
65% were female and 64% were white (not of Hispanic origin).
2. What were their living arrangements when they left the
nursing facilities?
Nearly all received Medicaid waiver services.
22% live alone, 47% live with family, and 2% live with other persons
who are in a waiver program.
Most of the remaining 29% live primarily in Residential Care or Adult
Foster.
It seems quite reasonable to conclude for at least the 69% who live
either alone or with their families that Texas and the federal
government's Medicaid Programs save significant amounts of money.
One estimate is that Texas saves between 20% and 35% of what it
previously spent for these people in nursing facilities.
Texas's Money Follows the Person has never had an enhanced federal
which will now be available with the new federal Money Follows the
Person. MA legislation.
