Mercy Creek Apartments

Eligibility

General

Idaho residents age 65 or older, blind or disabled who meet financial and other AABD rules. An SSI payment for the same month is required for an AABD cash payment.

ID specifics

The current cash-payment rule excludes residents of residential assisted living facilities and certified family homes.

What it provides

• A monthly cash supplement for everyday living expenses; calculated using countable income; financial need and living arrangement.

Eligibility

General

Adults who meet Idaho Medicaid Aged and Disabled Waiver criteria, including nursing-facility level of care.

What it provides

• Authorized home/community supports may include attendant care; homemaker; respite; adult day health; meals and other approved waiver services.

Eligibility

General

Medicaid members assessed as needing covered state-plan personal care services. A Uniform Assessment Instrument is used to assess adults seeking PCS or A&D services.

ID specifics

State-plan personal care is distinct from A&D waiver eligibility.

What it provides

• Authorized help with personal-care needs under an assessed service plan.

Eligibility

General

Idaho residents who have lived at least 45 consecutive days in a nursing facility or ICF/IID, are Medicaid-eligible at discharge, qualify for the A&D or DD waiver and move to a qualified residence.

ID specifics

Program participation is voluntary.

What it provides

• Transition management and up to $2,000 for approved furnishings; household supplies; moving expenses or deposits; authorized waiver and Medicaid state-plan services.

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

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.

ID 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.