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<\/a><\/p>\nFor 15 years, long-stay nursing home care by seniors enrolled in Medicaid<\/a> has been plummeting. Although the reason behind it\u00a0isn’t\u00a0clear, there is likely a number of reasons.<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n (Related: Long-Term-Care Insurance Dilemma<\/a>)<\/p>\n First, state Medicaid programs have been shifting care from nursing facilities to home and community-based settings; this is a step that many seniors prefer and often save money in the long run. Medicaid continues to spend more total dollars on nursing home care than on home care, but nursing facility use my Medicaid-eligible seniors<\/a> has plummet one third, from 1.4 million in 1995 to just over 1 million in 2010.<\/p>\n (Related: Health Insurance Scams On The Rise<\/a>)<\/p>\n The \u00a0second reason is that seniors\u2019 enrollment in Medicaid is growing very slowly even though the overall older population is growing exponentially. The number of people 65 and older increased by more than 80 percent from 1975 to 2010 and the number of those over 85 (who (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For 15 years, long-stay nursing home care by seniors enrolled in Medicaid has been plummeting. Although the reason behind it\u00a0isn’t\u00a0clear, there is likely a number of reasons.\u00a0 (Related: Long-Term-Care Insurance Dilemma) First, state Medicaid programs have been shifting care from…<\/span><\/p>\n