Overview
Residential Care Home Rate Letters for the Rate Period 7/1/2020 to 6/30/2021.Residential Care Homes (RCH) rates are set in accordance with Section 17b-340 (h) CGS and Section 17-311-52 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The Department of Social Services (DSS) utilizes the long-term care cost reports (LTC) for privately operated RCH rate setting purposes. You may find the rate letters issued to Residential Care Homes for the 7/1/2020 – 6/30/2020 rate period below.
Annual RCH Rates 7/1/2020 – 6/30/2020 Issued September 15, 2020
COVID-19 Information for Residential Care Homes (RCH)
Under Section 17b‐340(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes (CGS), the Department has the authority to reimburse residential care homes for extraordinary and unanticipated costs necessary to avoid an immediate negative impact on the health and safety of residents. In recognition of the current nationwide public health emergency, the Department of Social Services has implemented a temporary rate increase effective for the period April 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020. Please see the documents below for additional information and amounts.
Salary Limitations for Cost Year 2020
CARES Act Economic Impact Payments "Stimulus Payments" Updated 2/12/21
CARES Act Economic Impact Payments "Stimulus Payments" Updated 6/3/2020
General Information
Residential Care Homes (RCH) rates are set in accordance with Section 17b-340 (h) CGS and Section 17-311-52 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The Department of Social Services (DSS) utilizes the long-term care cost reports (LTC) for privately operated RCH rate setting purposes.
Effective January 1, 2021, the rated housing provider disregard, used when calculating benefits for the State Supplement program, will increase from $258.70 to $269.70. Download the increase notice for additional information.
The annual rate period is July 1 through June 30, unless modified by the legislature. There are 98 RCH facilities with a total capacity of approximately 2,710 licensed beds that provide services to approximately 2,100 AABD eligible residents. The average rate is approximately $97.00 per day and rates range from a minimum of $35.54 to $44.14 per day. In SFY 2019, AABD program expenditures for RCH services were approximately $75 million. If a facility does not file a cost report, it receives the minimum rate per Sec. 17-311-54 state regulations.