Background:

The State of Florida has been granted waivers of certain Title XIX requirements to provide special Medicaid services to specified groups of people. The Home and Community-Based Medicaid Waiver provides services to eligible aged/disabled individuals to promote, maintain and restore health or to minimize the effects of illness and disability. This is intended to delay or prevent institutionalization and allow eligible recipients to remain at home as long as possible.

Who Should Be Referred:

Persons who are 60 years of age or older, eligible for ongoing Medicaid under SSI, MEDS-AD or ICP and functionally impaired to the extent that, without in-home help, are at risk of nursing home placement.

Services Provided Include:

Case Management - A case manager is assigned to every client to assess the problems that the individual is experiencing and determine what services can best resolve those problems.

Support Services - Assistance with bathing, respite for the caregiver, housekeeping, disposable medical supplies for incontinent clients, emergency alert response, companionship, minor home repair, adult day health care, home-delivered meals and pest control.

Funding:

Funding is made available through the West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, State of Florida Department of Elder Affairs, State of Florida Medicaid Program and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.