orida’s Concurrent Section 1915(b) and 1915(c) Waivers 1915(b)(c) - Long-Term Care Waiver
The Long-Term Care program provides long-term care services and supports to eligible disabled individuals age 18-64 and elderly individuals age 65 or older, including individuals over the age of 18 with a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, AIDS, or a traumatic brain or spinal cord injury. Program recipients receive their services through competitively selected managed care organizations.
Home and Community-Based Services Waivers Home and Community-Based Services Waivers programs are the federally approved Medicaid programs authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act, Section 1915(c) that provide services in the home or other community settings for person who would otherwise require institutional care in a hospital, nursing facility, or intermediate care facility.
Companion: It includes non-medical care and socialization activities provided to an adult on a one-to-one basis or in groups of up to three recipients. Personal Supports: This service is for customers 21 and older who live in their own home or family home. It also applies to those at least 18 but under 21 who live in their own home. It combines the services formerly known as respite care, companion, in-home supports, and personal care assistance. This service provides assistance and training in activities of daily living such as eating, bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, and preparation of meals. If specified in the support plan, this service may provide housekeeping chores. This service also includes nonmedical care and socialization, and may provide access to community-based activities that have therapeutic benefits.
Respite Care: This service provides supportive care and supervision to individuals under age 21, living in the family home, when the primary caregiver is unavailable due to a brief planned or emergency absence, or when the primary caregiver is temporarily physically unable to provide services
