HCS

Home and Community-based Service

Who is eligible:

• Age: No age limit
• Qualifications:
  • No “Related Condition”: IQ < 69
  • “Related Condition”: IQ < 75
• Function ability: Level of Care I for ICF-MR

Unique features:

• Living arrangements: Personal home (family or own) OR facility (aka group home)
• Personal care component: 4 options, included 2 options in home & 2 options in facility with 4 person maximum per house…
  • {Home}Supported Home Living: Provider paid hourly rate
  • {Home}Foster/Companion Care: Parents/relative paid daily rate to provide assistance to ADULT individual living with them
  • {Facility}Residential Support Services: Group home paid daily rate to provide 24-hour awake staff
  • {Facility}Supervised Living: Group home paid daily rate to provide 24-hour staff (who can sleep at night)
• Social work: Assessment and direct therapeutic intervention. Training and consultation with family/provider.

Common features: (click for explanations)

• Case Management
• Nursing Services
• Respite – only part of Supported Home Living option
• Day Habilitation
• Supported Employment
• Occupational therapy
• Physical therapy
• Speech therapy
• Nutritional therapy
• Psychological/Behavioral therapy
• Adaptive Aids
  • Dental service
• Minor Home Modifications
• Unlimited Prescriptions

Providers involved:

• Enrollment & Case Management: Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority.
• Direct Services (hiring nurses, attendants, therapies, managing group homes): chosen HCS provider