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Wyoming Medicaid Home and Community Based 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 Home and Community Based Services Waiver
This Wyoming Medicaid waiver is designed to provide nursing home level care to the elderly in their homes in place of in a nursing home. Medicaid will pay for the cost of care provided it does not exceed the cost for the same care in a nursing home environment.
This waiver has a self-directed care option associated with it called the Consumer Directed Care Option meaning the care recipient has the option to choose their care providers for certain areas of service. In Wyoming this includes personal care assistance.
This waiver has a self-directed care option associated with it called the Consumer Directed Care Option meaning the care recipient has the option to choose their care providers for certain areas of service. In Wyoming this includes personal care assistance.
Qualifications for the Home and Community Based Services Waiver
In addition to requiring nursing home level care, program participants 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 Home and Community Based Services Waiver
- Case management
- Personal care
- Respite care
- Home delivered meals
- Personal emergency response system
- Non-Medical transportation
- Adult day care
- Skilled Nursing Services
Availability of the Home and Community Based Services Waiver
This waiver is available to residents statewide across Wyoming.
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