Near Citrus Health and Rehabilitation Center, Inverness
Assisted living near Citrus Health and Rehabilitation Center
When rehab at Citrus Health and Rehabilitation Center is winding down, the next move should feel like a step toward home. The Gardens in Crystal River is about 37 minutes west.
Citrus Health and Rehabilitation Center sits in Inverness, the Citrus County seat on US 41. When a parent has recovered as much as they are going to but still cannot manage at home, assisted living is usually the next step. The Gardens in Crystal River is about 37 minutes west, and Sugarmill Manor in Homosassa is about 38 minutes.
Both are family owned, both accept Florida Medicaid, and both keep assisted living and secured memory care under one roof. Choosing a community on the coast side keeps visits short during the first weeks, when a familiar face helps most.
From a rehab stay to a longer term home
A stay at Citrus Health and Rehabilitation Center is meant to be short. Once your parent meets their therapy goals, the discharge team helps plan what comes next. For many families that next step is assisted living, a residential home with help for daily tasks and medications, without the feel of a nursing floor.
We keep the mechanics off this page on purpose. Our Citrus County guide to assisted living after rehab covers the timing, the AHCA Form 1823, and what Medicare does and does not pay.
Paying for assisted living once rehab coverage ends
Medicare pays for skilled rehab, not for assisted living, so the two are funded differently. When rehab coverage runs out, families pay privately or use Florida Medicaid. Both communities accept Florida Medicaid, and because rates depend on the help a parent needs, a real number is a phone call rather than a web page.
If you want to compare the county's communities first, our guide lays them out, or call or send us a note and we will walk you through it.
Florida Medicaid can help pay for the care a parent receives in assisted living, though it does not cover room and board and can have a waitlist. Ask us where you stand in the process.
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