What is the Medicaid Home and Community Based Waiver for Older Adults and who is eligible?
The Medicaid Waiver enables older adults to remain in a community setting even though their advanced age or disability would warrant placement in a long-term care facility. The Waiver allows services that are typically covered by Medicaid only in long-term care facilities to be provided to eligible persons in their own homes or in assisted living facilities. Under a Medicaid Waiver, the federal government “waives” certain requirements it imposes on states, such as the requirement that services be provided in a nursing facility. For eligible clients, the State will pay for covered services to enable them to stay in the community.
