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Mississippi Assisted Living Waiver: Qualifications and Services
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.
Overview of the Assisted Living Waiver
Mississippi Medicaid has a waiver program designed to help the low income adults with disabilities called the Assisted Living Waiver. This program allows qualified individuals to reside in an assisted living facility with Medicaid paying for the services received in the facility. Assisted living services can be provided in licensed personal care homes, community residential care facilities, or in a congregate housing services program.
Qualifications for the Assisted Living Waiver
In addition to requiring nursing home level care, individuals must be financially qualified to receive 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 Assisted Living Waiver
- Attendant Care
- Case Management
- Chore Services
- Homemaker Services
- Intermittent Skilled Nursing Services
- Medication Administration
- Medication Oversight
- Personal Care
- Therapeutic Social and Recreational Programming
- Transportation
Availability of the Assisted Living Waiver
This waiver is available in all Mississippi counties.
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