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Illinois HCBS Waiver for Supportive Living Facilities
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.
Illinois HCBS Waiver for Supportive Living Facilities Overview
Illinois Medicaid has a waiver program designed to help the elderly called the Supportive Living Facilities Waiver. The term “Supportive Living” applies broadly, but includes assisted living residences. Individuals must be qualified nursing home care but choose to receive that care in an assisted living environment.
Qualifications for the Supportive Living Facilities Waiver
In addition to being qualified for nursing home care, participants must be 65+ years old and 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 Supportive Living Facilities Waiver
- Intermittent nursing
- Personal care
- Medication oversight and administration
- Laundry
- Housekeeping
- Maintenance
- Social/recreational programming
- Health promotion and exercise programming
- 24 hour response
- Emergency call system
Supportive Living Facilities Program Availability
This program is available statewide across Illinois.
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