OHCA 2020 Oregon Long Term Care State Report

2020 Oregon Long Term Care State Report www.ohca.com 1 Oregon’s Long Term Care System is a National Leader From Oregon’s pioneering efforts to provide aging services in the home and in home-like settings, to our commitment to fund these services for lower-income Oregonians, Oregon has been a leader in providing quality care and services to older adults and other Oregonians living in long term care settings for over 40 years. Long term care is the continuum of services and supports that includes health care, social services, and housing for individuals living with illnesses or disabilities that affect the ability to perform activities of daily living. Today, over 43,000 Oregonians reside in licensed long term care settings and nearly 9,000 Oregonians receive services and supports in their homes provided by in-home care agencies. Long term care currently faces many challenges, none larger than the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Providers are working tirelessly to keep their staff and residents safe, while continuing to promote independence, choice, and dignity for their residents. Due to the pandemic, the cost of providing care has skyrocketed. On the horizon we can see rising demand for long term care services as the “baby boomer” generation ages. There has never been a more critical time for the state to renew and enhance its commitment to long term care services and supports. #3 AARP ranked Oregon 3rd highest in the support of family caregivers. #4 AARP ranked Oregon 4th highest in the nation for long term care. 3 #1 Oregon continues to invest more in home and community-based services as a percentage of Medicaid long term care service spending than any other state. 1 Oregon ranked 4th in the nation in successful transfers from skilled nursing facilities back to their homes and to the community. 2 #4 Oregon caregivers spend more time with memory care residents each day than the national average.