While health care costs, food costs and medication costs have seen significant cost increases over the past years, the Home's staff is encouraged to actively seek methods of fiscal savings while ensuring that trining and tools necessary to perform their jobs are available. The Home requires residents to have Medicare and a supplemental Medicare insurance program to defer costs as well as an active prescription plan through Medicare D or the Veteran's Administratioin to provide medication coverage. In addition, the Home charges residents for any over-the-counter medications which are not covered by Medicare D or the VA. The Home splits, 50/50, dental and vision procedures up to a maximum of $1,000 liftetime Home assistance for dental per resident.