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California Medicaid's Nursing Facility / Acute Hospital Waiver
What are Medicaid Waivers?
Medicaid pays for long term care services in nursing homes. For nursing home qualified persons that choose to live at home or in a residential community, Medicaid will pay for those services if they can be obtained at a lower cost. These are called Home and Community Based Services, Waiver Funded Services, Medicaid Waivers or simply Waivers.
Medi-Cal: Nursing Facility / Acute Hospital Waiver Overview
This California Medicaid waiver is designed to help physically-disable seniors that currently reside in a nursing facility or are at risk of nursing facility placement within 30 days to return to or remain living at home. It is for individuals with severe medical conditions requiring technology assistance, emergency responses service and home modifications.
Note that the old NF A/B Waiver, Nursing Facility Sub acute and the In-Home Medical Care Waivers have been combined together under the new waiver.
Note that the old NF A/B Waiver, Nursing Facility Sub acute and the In-Home Medical Care Waivers have been combined together under the new waiver.
Qualifications for the Nursing Facility / Acute Hospital Waiver
In addition to requiring nursing home level care, participants must be financially qualified for Medicaid.
Qualifying for Medicaid is a complicated process involving a review of a family's income, assets and asset transfers as far back as 5 years. Rules change by state and there are many exceptions, but typically monthly income cannot exceed $2,000 and “countable asset” limits, excluding the car and home, range from $2,000 to $8,000.
Not qualifying for Medicaid can be devastating to the comfort of an individual, their family's finances and even their health. For these reasons, Medicaid planners exist to ensure families have the best chance of acceptance into the program. With care costing $1000's / month, there is a strong incentive to use a Medicaid Planner. Find assistance applying for Medicaid.
Qualifying for Medicaid is a complicated process involving a review of a family's income, assets and asset transfers as far back as 5 years. Rules change by state and there are many exceptions, but typically monthly income cannot exceed $2,000 and “countable asset” limits, excluding the car and home, range from $2,000 to $8,000.
Not qualifying for Medicaid can be devastating to the comfort of an individual, their family's finances and even their health. For these reasons, Medicaid planners exist to ensure families have the best chance of acceptance into the program. With care costing $1000's / month, there is a strong incentive to use a Medicaid Planner. Find assistance applying for Medicaid.
Services Provided under the Nursing Facility / Acute Hospital Waiver
- Private Duty Nursing, including Shared Nursing
- Home Health Aide Services
- Case Management
- Transitional Case Management
- Environmental Accessibility Adaptations
- Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS)
- PERS Installation and Training
- Waiver Personal Care Services
- Respite Care (home and facility)
- Habilitation Services
Availability of the Nursing Facility / Acute Hospital Waiver
This program is available statewide.
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