Altenheim Home for Aged

Eligibility

General

West Virginia resident age 18 or older; Medicaid waiver financial eligibility and nurse-assessed nursing-home level of care; needs in at least five daily-living areas and a safe home working environment.

WV specifics

Applicant chooses home/community care instead of a nursing home; a funded opening and approved plan are required; Agency or Personal Options self-direction may be available.

What it provides

• Authorized personal attendant and case management services; home or vehicle accessibility adaptations; medical adult day care; skilled nursing; nonmedical transportation; emergency response and pest eradication as approved.

Eligibility

General

West Virginia residents age 60 or older needing help at home whose income or assets disqualify them from Medicaid services; functional assessment applies.

WV specifics

Lighthouse is offered through county providers; openings and service availability differ by county.

What it provides

• Assessed assistance with personal care mobility nutrition and household environment.

Eligibility

General

Older Americans Act supportive and nutrition services generally serve adults age 60 or older; individual services can have additional criteria and specified exceptions.

WV specifics

Services are subject to local availability and funding; the OAA does not guarantee an individual entitlement.

What it provides

• Locally available nutrition and supportive services may include meals and in-home assistance.

Eligibility

General

Federal NFCSP supports adult informal caregivers of people age 60 or older or people of any age with Alzheimer disease or related disorders; it also includes specified relative caregivers age 55 or older of children or adults with disabilities.

What it provides

• Information and assistance; counseling and support groups; caregiver training; respite and limited supplemental services.

Eligibility

General

West Virginia Medicaid members with coverage for Personal Care Services and assessed needs in at least three activities of daily living. A registered nurse determines medical eligibility.

WV specifics

This is a home- and community-based service, not payment of a residential facility bill. A separate application and assessment are required even if the person already has Medicaid.

What it provides

• A trained direct-care worker can help with eating or bathing and other authorized personal-care activities at home or in the community or workplace.
• The benefit excludes skilled nursing and medication administration; housecleaning cannot be the only service.

Eligibility

General

West Virginia people with a written diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia and family caregivers who need a break from caregiving.

WV specifics

The program operates in all West Virginia counties. Availability depends on assessed need and local trained staff and authorized hours; the participant charge depends on the care recipient’s income.

What it provides

• Family caregivers may receive up to 16 hours of respite each week when approved hours and trained staff are available.
• The person with dementia receives individual attention and activities during the respite period.

Eligibility

General

West Virginia Medicare beneficiary meeting the applicable Medicare Premium Assistance category rules.

What it provides

• QMB pays qualifying Medicare Part A and B premiums and cost sharing; SLMB and QI-1 pay Part B premiums; Not every MSP pays deductibles or coinsurance.

Eligibility

General

West Virginia household responsible for heating costs and meeting the applicable income and heating-payment rules; crisis assistance has additional emergency conditions.

WV specifics

Regular and emergency LIEAP opening dates are announced by the agency; funding can close without advance notice.

What it provides

• Eligible home-heating assistance through household or vendor payment; emergency assistance for loss of heat subject to program rules and funding.

Eligibility

General

Qualifying homestead owner age 65 or older or permanently and totally disabled; applicable ownership and residence requirements must be met.

WV specifics

Apply by December 1; renewal is not required unless address changes according to the state deadline guidance.

What it provides

• Exempts $20,000 of assessed homestead value; this is not a $20,000 payment and actual tax savings depend on local tax rates.