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In this article: Step 1: Determine Your Eligibility for Medicaid’s Self-Directed Services ProgramsStep 2: Enroll in a Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) ProgramStep 3: Determine Whether Your Loved One Is Eligible for Veterans AidStep 4: Determine Whether Your Loved One Has a Long-Term Care Insurance Policy That Provides for Caregiver CompensationStep 5: Determine…
For many family caregivers of people with disabilities or chronic illnesses, programs that offer coaching and financial assistance through Home & Community Based Services make all the difference for the quality of care their loved one receives, as well as their own well-being.
Family caregivers are facing new and difficult challenges in caring for loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many are taking on the role for the first time as concerns over exposure in formal care settings drive care back to the home. Some patients using long-term services and supports may run into obstacles…
Learn More The 1915c Ohio Individual Options (IO) Waiver is a Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) waiver program. HCBS was first introduced by the U.S. Congress in 1983 to give states an option to receive a waiver of Medicaid rules that govern institutional care through the addition of section 1915c to the…
The Government has many systems in place to take care of citizens. Here we’ll take a look at the VA Caregiver Program, a program that assists caregivers and veterans. Definition of VA Caregiver Program The Veterans Affairs’ Caregiver Program is a benefit system that assists caregivers of severely injured veterans. It’s put in place to…
If you’re tapped into the Medicare scene – and especially if you’re new to the vast world of Medicare options and minutiae – you may have heard the acronym SHIP. So, what is SHIP? What’s its link to Medicare? Are SHIP counselors biased toward (or paid by) Medicare – or to supplemental insurance…
Definition of Medicaid State to State Transfer Rules Medicaid State to State transfer rules are laws and regulations that provide guidance for transferring one’s Medicaid benefits when moving between states. While many people might think of Medicaid as a Federally-administered program, it is a joint benefit provided by both the Federal and State…
Definition of The Older Americans Act The Older Americans Act is a piece of Federal legislation that provides a number of different home and community-based social support services for seniors. The OAA was originally enacted in 1965 after policymakers became concerned about the lack of community social services for senior citizens. The program…
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