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Kentucky Personal Care Attendant Program (PCAP)
Overview of the Kentucky Personal Care Attendant Program
PCAP is designed for Kentucky residents that have a functional loss of two or more limbs. Though not a Medicaid program, it is based on the Medicaid concept of Cash and Counseling. Also referred to as consumer direction, this idea allows the program participant to select and manage their own care providers rather than having the state agency manage providers on their behalf. An objective of the program is to prevent the unnecessary or premature institutionalization of the disabled and therefore persons participating in the program must be willing to live at home.
Qualifications for the Personal Care Attendant Program
This program is open to all Kentucky residents aged 18 and older that have a loss of function in two or more of their limbs and require more than 14 hours of care per week but less than 40 hours. There are also income limits. It is designed for individuals that have physical limitations but still have the mental capacity to instruct and supervise their own care providers.
Benefits / Services Covered by the Personal Care Attendant Program
-Assistance with the activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting
-Housekeeping and laundry
-Shopping for groceries and other essentials
-Meal preparation
-Transportation assistance
-Housekeeping and laundry
-Shopping for groceries and other essentials
-Meal preparation
-Transportation assistance
How to Apply for the Personal Care Attendant Program
The application process begins by contacting one of Kentucky’s local Area Agencies on Aging and Independent Living. These agencies are specific to one’s county of residence; one can find their local office on this webpage.
The agency will provide a coordinator that guides the applicant through the process. Interested parties should be aware that in past years that has been a wait list for participation in the program.
The agency will provide a coordinator that guides the applicant through the process. Interested parties should be aware that in past years that has been a wait list for participation in the program.
Use our Eldercare Financial Resource Locator Tool to find other public and private programs that can help pay for or reduce the costs of long term care for the elderly.
