Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning
Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development
Chapter 02 - Long Term Care
- Section 15-8-90-02-200 - Options for Long-Term Care
- Section 15-8-90-02-201 - Housing for the Elderly
- Section 15-8-90-02-202 - Nursing Facilities
- Section 15-8-90-02-203 - Long-Term Care Beds for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities
- Section 15-8-90-02-204 - Certificate of Need Criteria and Standards for Nursing Home Beds
- Section 15-8-90-02-205 - Policy Statement Regarding Certificate of Need Applications for a Pediatric Skilled Nursing Facility
- Section 15-8-90-02-206 - Certificate of Need Criteria and Standards for Nursing Home Care Services for Intellectually Disabled and other Developmentally Disabled Individuals
"Long-term care" refers to a variety of services rendered to assist a person with chronic conditions or disabilities that reduce their capacity to function independently.
Mississippi's long-term care (nursing home and home health) patients are primarily disabled, elderly people, who make up eighteen percent (18%) percent of the 2025 projected population above age sixty-five (65). Projections place the number of people in this age group at approximately 548,497 by 2025.
The risk of becoming frail, disabled, and dependent rises dramatically with age. While the average length of life has increased, people are often living longer with disabling chronic conditions, which the present medical system can "manage" but not cure. As a result, Aged individuals may become dependent on medical technology and professional care providers for years - not just weeks or months.
