CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders: Serves elders (65 years of age and older) who are either at risk of institutionalization or meet nursing home level of care. Clients must meet functional and financial eligibility criteria. Services include homemaker, companion, personal emergency response system, meals on wheels, adult day care, chore, mental health counseling, assisted living, personal care attendant, assistive technology, adult family living, care management, minor home modifications.
Katie Beckett Waiver: Serves children and young adults with severe disabilities under age 22. Services include case management and Medicaid coverage aimed at keeping the child or young adult in the community instead of an institutionalized setting. Parents’ income and assets are not factored into the initial eligibility. Waiting list applies. For more information, please contact the DSS Alternate Care Unit at 1-800-445-5394
Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Waiver: Provides personal care assistance services included in a care plan to maintain adults with chronic, severe, and permanent disabilities in the community. Without these services, the adult would otherwise require institutionalization. Adults must be age 18-64 to apply, must have significant need for hands on assistance with at least two activities of daily living, must lack family and community supports to meet the need, and must meet all technical, procedural and financial requirements of the Medicaid program. Medicaid for Employees with Disabilities is an option. A waiting list applies.
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Waivers: There are two ABI Waiver programs, known as ABI Waiver I and ABI Waiver II. Both employ the principles of person-centered planning to provide a range of non-medical, home and community-based services, to help maintain adults who have an acquired brain injury (not a developmental or degenerative disorder), in the community. Without these services, the adult would otherwise require placement in institutional settings. Adults must be age 18-64 to apply, must be able to participate in the development of a service plan in partnership with a Department social worker, or have a Conservator to do so, and must meet all technical, procedural and financial requirements of the Medicaid program. A waiting list applies. The first step in applying is to fill out and return an ABI Waiver Request Form.
Comprehensive Waiver: Provides services for participants with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities that have significant physical, behavioral or medical support needs.
Individual and Family Supports Waiver: Designed to support individuals who live in their own homes or in their family homes and need less extensive supports than individuals on the Comprehensive Waiver.
Employment and Day Supports Waiver: Targets young adults transitioning from school to work with similar services as the other DDS waivers
Early Childhood Autism Waiver: Serves three- and four-year-olds with autism
Autism Waiver -Serves individuals ages three and older with an IQ of greater than 70.
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*Please note : All information is managed by the state and is subject to change based on their input.
