Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Subsidizing a health care provider on site - dose itattract the already frail?

[Martin Sheehy (martinsheehy]

 I might go to an Insurance Co. for capital but not as a partner in the 
building of a CoHo for the elderly. They would meddle too much, in my opinion, 
in the day-to-day operations of the community. If , however, you could persuade 
them to maintain a ' hands off ' policy I do believe it is for us to convnce 
them that CoHO " assisted living " offers, by far, the best care for their 
insured and they would beat a pathway to our Common Houses. 
   
  " Build it & they will come "  tho' is, I think, is fair to say about 
Insurance Cos. that deal in long-term care polices. That is, show them that our 
CoHo neighborhoods are the best possible place for one of their insured to live 
and age in place would I am convinced attract them like flies to honey.
   
  Inviting such an Insurance Co. to do a pilot in an existng elder community 
would be very interestng. 

dahlen <dahlen [at] airmail.net> wrote:
  I wondering if an insurance company which carries long term care policies 
could in some way become a part of a cohousing community. Maybe for a 
minimal assessment to all members to go towards a policy for a limited 
number of persons at any one time on a homecare basis using those in the 
community. There are currently policies which permit one to use family 
members that may not be certified as an aid to do in-home care on a per diem 
basis. It would no doubt be a very bureaucratic undertaking to get it 
worked out with an insurance company/corporate structure but part of an 
overall concept of care that just might work well. What do you think?

Diane
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Sheehy" 
To: ; "Cohousing-L" 

Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Subsidizing a health care provider on site - dose 
itattract the already frail?


Funnily enough, as a retiring ( no!, not shy) physician I had advanced this 
concept to CoHo USA. I had even gone further: " American Medicine: Unhealthy 
at ANY Cost " ( my blog on Google) clearly points out that CoHousing is an 
excellent milieu for piloting a healthCARE delivery system that truly meets 
the needs of the communities---elderly and not-so-elderly, as all are 
underserved by the current health"care" ' system '.
Even affording some healthcare providers some use of the Common House, 
eiither to remain onsite, in community, lodge ( at least part-time) to meet 
the needs of the frailer members of some communities would not only be ' 
cutting edge ' but surely better than the alternative, high-cost, 
low-quality ' system ' which is our now.

Would love some further discussion on this.
(Dr.) Marty Sheehy ( M.D., MBA)
Charles Maclean wrote:

Fellow Cohousers,

Heard somewhere that some communities may be buying a studio, leasing it to
a health care provider at a reduced rate and having the professional provide
some basic services in prevention and daily support to those aging in place
and all to residents.

Was asked by a fellow community member if providing that health care support
would attract more people who were already frail?

Anyone have experience with this option and the pros and cons?

Thanks,

Charles Maclean
Charles.maclean [at] trillium-hollow.org



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