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Eligibility

General

Indiana PathWays for Aging Waiver serves eligible people age 60 or older; people age 59 or younger use the separate Health and Wellness Waiver. Both require applicable Medicaid and waiver eligibility.

IN specifics

A&D split on July 1, 2024.

What it provides

• Authorized home/community services as an alternative to nursing-facility care; coverage is based on each successor waiver and assessed service plan.

Eligibility

General

Applicants age 60 or older or with a disability who are at risk of losing independence; CHOICE cannot replace other available funding for the same needs.

IN specifics

Administered through Indiana Area Agencies on Aging.

What it provides

• Home/community supports such as adult day services; homemaker services and respite; according to the approved plan.

Eligibility

General

Adult family or informal caregivers of adults age 60 or older or people of any age with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. The federal program also supports specified older-relative caregiver categories.

What it provides

• Caregiver information and access assistance; counseling and training; support groups; respite and limited supplemental services under the federal caregiver-support framework.

Eligibility

General

Residents of a qualifying institution for at least 60 consecutive days who have Indiana Medicaid at least one day before discharge, can be served safely in the community and qualify for a partnering funding program.

What it provides

• Transition assistance; help finding housing and arranging medical; rehabilitation and home-health supports; followed by case management during a 365-day participation period.

Eligibility

General

Residents accepted by RCAP in contracted licensed residential-care facilities or county homes, with care needs appropriate for residential care.

IN specifics

State-funded RCAP requires an approved facility contract.

What it provides

• Assistance with room; board; laundry and care coordination at an approved per-diem rate; after any resident liability.

Eligibility

General

Veterans or eligible survivors who qualify for VA Pension or Survivors Pension and meet the additional Aid and Attendance or Housebound criteria. Service, discharge, family status and pension eligibility rules also apply.

IN specifics

A federal VA pension benefit; Aid and Attendance and Housebound enhancements cannot be received together.

What it provides

• A higher pension ceiling for eligible Aid and Attendance or Housebound recipients. Actual pension equals the applicable annual maximum minus countable income; the two enhancements cannot be paid together.