Good Samaritan Society – Fargo

Eligibility

General

Aid and Attendance or Housebound is an increased VA pension rate for eligible veterans or surviving spouses who meet pension and additional care/disability requirements; it is not a stand-alone state benefit.

ND specifics

Federal VA pension rules apply nationwide.

What it provides

• Monthly pension is based on the applicable MAPR less countable annual income; divided by 12. Maximum annual veteran Aid and Attendance rates are $29,093 without dependents and $34,488 with one dependent; actual payments may be lower.

Eligibility

General

Medicaid members age 65+ or age 18–64 with a qualifying physical disability, who meet nursing-home level of care and choose services in the community.

ND specifics

Home/community-based Medicaid waiver services allow eligible individuals who otherwise need nursing-home care to remain at home or in the community.

What it provides

• Assistance with daily personal-care tasks; respite; household tasks and nonmedical transportation; as authorized through the waiver.

Eligibility

General

Applicants undergo an HCBS assessment. Adults must have qualifying disability-related functional limitations expected to last at least three months and live in a qualifying private family dwelling in North Dakota; separate criteria apply to children.

ND specifics

Eligibility requires entry through the SPED Program Pool and a completed assessment and care plan.

What it provides

• Assessed covered home and community-based services authorized through the SPED program.

Eligibility

General

People eligible for SPED or Expanded SPED who live with a qualifying family provider and need daily personal care or supervision under an approved agreement.

ND specifics

Family Home Care is governed by SPED/HCBS policy and specific live-in family-provider rules. Medicaid eligibility may require consideration of Family Personal Care instead.

What it provides

• Payment to an approved co-resident family caregiver for authorized personal care; supervision and related daily-living support.

Eligibility

General

Caregivers of adults age 60+ or people of any age with Alzheimer’s or another dementia; eligible relative caregivers age 55+ may also receive support when caring for children or disabled adult children.

What it provides

• Caregiver coordination; information; counseling; support groups; training; respite and limited supplemental assistance.

Eligibility

General

Medicaid recipients with assessed personal-care needs; an in-home functional assessment and person-centered plan of care determine authorized services.

ND specifics

Medicaid State Plan Personal Care is assessed and authorized through HCBS case managers or developmental-disability program managers. The individual chooses an eligible provider.

What it provides

• Personal care tasks and service time are specified in an assessed person-centered care plan and prior authorization.

Eligibility

General

Age 65+, or age 18+ and blind/disabled under Social Security criteria; receiving Medicaid and SSI or income no higher than SSI. Functional assessment must establish qualifying IADL/support needs, a suitable private dwelling, and ability to direct care or a representative.

ND specifics

Ordinarily requires impairment in at least three of meal preparation, housework, laundry and medication tasks for over three months, without severe impairment in toileting, transferring or eating; an alternative supervision/structured-setting criterion applies. Impairment cannot result from intellectual disability or a closely related condition. Assessment and program-pool authorization are required.

What it provides

• Authorized community services such as homemaker help; meals; adult day services; respite or transportation. ExSPED payments are subject to estate recovery.

Eligibility

General

Medicare beneficiary; the state determines the applicable Medicare Savings Program. QMB helps with premiums and Medicare cost sharing; SLMB and QI generally help with Part B premiums.

ND specifics

QI requires annual application and is funded first-come, first-served with priority for prior recipients. QMB, SLMB and QI confer Part D Extra Help.

What it provides

• QMB pays eligible Part A/Part B premiums and Medicare deductibles and cost sharing; SLMB and QI pay Part B premiums. The exact benefit depends on the approved program.

Eligibility

General

Income-eligible households with qualifying home-energy costs; the administering agency applies household-size and program eligibility rules.

What it provides

• Assistance with eligible home-heating and weatherization costs.

Eligibility

General

Age 65+ or permanently and totally disabled, living in and holding an ownership interest in the property.

ND specifics

Apply to the local assessor or tax-equalization director by April 1 for the assessment year. Credit depends on income and taxable value.

What it provides

• Income-based reduction of taxable value used to calculate property tax.