FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
We’ve gathered the answers to the questions we hear most often – all in one place – to help you explore Bella Vida with clarity and confidence.
The Empowered Living Webinar Questions
The Supportive Care Discount can be applied at any point that consistent services through Empowered Living become needed. Once a resident starts to use the discount, it will continue for 24 consecutive months.
The Supportive Care Discount can only be applied in its full $3,000 per month. Once a resident starts to use the discount, it will continue for 24 consecutive months. Empowered Living support can be brought on without initiating the Supportive Care Discount if a resident is planning to be on services for a shorter period of time or plans to utilize a lower amount of support.
Services from Empowered Living will be billed separately by Empowered Living. The Supportive Care Discount is a $3,000 expense offset that is applied to the Bella Vida monthly service fee. Once the discount has expired, Empowered Living billing will continue as before, but the credit will no longer appear on the Bella Vida monthly statement.
The best way to combat staffing shortages is to start by hiring the right people. Forefront is very intentional about identifying candidates who are a good culture fit in the hiring process – and only hiring those people. From there, it is important that the leadership team promotes and builds a healthy work environment. Team members are much less likely to leave a job that has a culture and people that they enjoy. Other factors are important to hiring and retention including the pay rate. Empowered Living will make sure to have a pay structure that is competitive with the broader PAS market in our area. In the event of unexpected callouts or short-term staffing shortages, partnering with Focused Health Services provides us with helpful backup. Focused Health Services will be able to use vetted and trained caregivers from their other business lines to support Bella Vida if needed. However, our goal is to have a dedicated team of caregivers that serves Bella Vida specifically.
At our sister communities, Empowered Living requires a minimum of four hours per day.
Empowered Living support can be brought on without initiating the Supportive Care Discount if a resident is planning to be on services for a shorter period of time or plans to utilize a lower amount of support. In that situation, the resident would pay for their services out of pocket.
Services from Empowered Living will be billed separately by Empowered Living. The Supportive Care Discount is a $3,000 expense offset that is applied to the Bella Vida monthly service fee. The cost of support through Empowered Living will differ from person to person depending on how many hours they utilize in a given month. It is possible that a resident could have a cost either below or above the $3,000 Supportive Care Discount that is applied to their Bella Vida statement.
That is correct. The Supportive Care Discount can be applied at any point that consistent services through Empowered Living become needed. Once a resident starts to use the discount, it will continue for 24 consecutive months to provide the $72,000 benefit.
Light housekeeping includes dusting, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, tidying, doing dishes, making the bed, changing linens, and taking out the trash. Any housekeeping duties performed by Empowered Living would be in addition to the weekly housekeeping service provided to all Bella Vida residents.
