Bill > S115

This bill seeks to increase the personal care allowance for long-term care residents in Massachusetts. The key provisions are as follows: 1. It increases the monthly personal care allowance for eligible individuals residing in licensed nursing facilities, chronic hospitals, rest homes, or approved public medical institutions from $60 to $100, and requires this amount to be increased annually at the same rate as increases to state supplementary payments. 2. It establishes a similar $100 monthly personal care allowance for eligible individuals who are not maintaining their own home and are receiving care in a licensed medical facility or residing in a licensed rest home. 3. The increased personal care allowance is intended to provide more funds for residents' clothing, personal needs, and leisure activities while they are living in long-term care facilities.