The department provides long-term care services through
programs that are designed to help you remain in the community. These programs
offer an alternative to nursing home care (which is described in WAC
388-106-0350 through
388-106-0360) . You may receive
services from any of the following:
(1)Medicaid personal care (MPC)
is a medicaid state plan program authorized under
RCW
74.09.520. Clients eligible for this program
may receive personal care in their own home, adult family home, or in adult
residential care as defined in WAC
388-110-020.
(2)
Community options program entry
system (COPES) is a medicaid waiver program authorized under
RCW
74.39A.030. Clients eligible for this program
may receive personal care in their own home or in a residential
facility.
(3)Community first
choice (CFC) is a medicaid state plan program authorized under
RCW
74.39A.400. Clients eligible for this program
may receive services in their own home, in an adult family home, in adult
residential care, enhanced adult residential care, or assisted living as
defined in WAC
388-110-020.
(4)
Chore is a state-only funded
program authorized under
RCW
74.39A.110. Grandfathered clients may receive
assistance with personal care in their own home.
(5)
Volunteer chore is a
state-funded program that provides volunteer assistance with household tasks to
eligible clients.
(6)
Program
of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) is a medicaid/medicare
managed care program authorized under
42 CFR
460.2. Clients eligible for this program may
receive personal care and medical services in their own home, in residential
facilities, and in adult day health centers.
(7)
Adult day health is a
supervised daytime program providing skilled nursing and rehabilitative therapy
services in addition to core services outlined in WAC
388-106-0800.
(8)
Adult day care is a
supervised daytime program providing core services, as defined under WAC
388-106-0800.
(9)
Medical care services is a
state-funded program authorized under
RCW
74.09.035. Clients eligible for this program
may receive personal care services in an adult family home or an adult
residential care facility.
(10)
Residential care discharge allowance is a service that helps
eligible clients to establish or resume living in their own home.
(11)
Private duty nursing is a
medicaid service that provides an alternative to institutionalization in a
hospital or nursing facility setting. Clients eligible for this program may
receive at least four continuous hours of skilled nursing care on a day to day
basis in their own home.
(12)
Senior Citizens Services Act (SCSA) is a program authorized under
chapter 74.38 RCW. Clients eligible for this program may receive
community-based services as defined in
RCW
74.38.040.
(13)
Respite program is a
program authorized under
RCW
74.41.040 and WAC
388-106-1200. This program
provides relief care for unpaid family or other caregiv-ers of adults with a
functional disability.
(14)
Programs for persons with developmental disabilities are discussed
in chapter
388-823 through
388-850 WAC.
(15)
Nursing facility.
(16)
New Freedom consumer directed
services (NFCDS) is a medicaid waiver program authorized under
RCW
74.39A.030.
(17)
Residential support is a
medicaid waiver program authorized under
RCW
74.39A.030. Clients eligible for this program
may receive personal care in a licensed and contracted enhanced services
facility or in a licensed adult family home with a contract to provide
specialized behavior services.
