The eligibility for Primary Home Care and Family Care differ as shown below.
Eligibility requirements for Primary Home Care (PHC) are met if:
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Eligibility requirements for Family Care (FC) are met if:
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you receive Medicaid or have monthly income not more than $1,500 if
single or $3,000 if married and resources not more than $2,000 (if single)
or $3,000 (if married)
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same as PHC, except resource limit: $500 (if single) or $600
(if married)
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you have doctor's orders for PHC.
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no requirements or doctor's orders.
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you have a functional impairment score of at least 24.
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same as PHC.
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you need at least one of these tasks - bathing, feeding, meal preparation,
getting to or using the toilet, transferring in or out of bed or
chair/on or off a toilet, reminders to take medications.
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no task requirement.
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you need assistance with activities of daily living that you have
difficulty with.
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same as PHC.
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you need at least six hours of service per week,
but not if:
- your functional impairment score is above 29; or
- you live with someone who also receives FC or PHC; or
- you receive one these services:
- home-delivered meals
- assistance with activities of daily living
- Day Activities and Health Services
- Special Services to Persons with Disabilities, or
- Aid and Attendant Benefits from the Veterans Administration,
In-Home and Family Support Program, or Medically Dependent
Children Program.
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same as PHC.
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