How many hours does the CAP Choice program pay for caregivers per week?
CAP Choice allows you to pay family and others to come in and care for your parent. My question is how many hours per week does it allow for us to pay someone, whether a family member or outsider, to care for the parent per week?
It’s a community based Medicaid waiver program. Just how it runs will be very very much dependent on how Medicaid is administered in your state. Waiver programs shift $ from away from dedicated (read that as required) programs under Medicaid. Like Medicaid $ for those needing LTC in a NH is a dedicated use of Medicaid $.
Cali is spot on that the # of hours will be determined by an needs determination or assessment.
Realize that the # of hours cannot get too high, perhaps not over 28-32 hrs per week. It needs to be part time care. If your state is doing PACE programs, it might be they need to be assessed for and placed into a PACE program first & foremost rather than 1-on -1 care that in home CAPS would be.
Clearly ask if a person is on CAPS if there has to be a full time adult living in the home with them. For some families getting them into PACE is way better as PACE van picks them up, away they go for 6-7 hrs 2-3 maybe even 4 days at week at the pace center, so gives family a break from 24/7 oversight.
There’s no blanket amount. The number of hours will be determined by the needs of your parent. They might give you 4 hours and they might give you 40 hours.
This is a forum of Caregivers sharing our experiences. We r from the US,UK, Canada and other countries. Unless we live in the same state or area as you this probably not a question we can answer.
I looked it up and it seems to be a Government program in NC set up to help the elderly to stay in their homes. Looks like the person has to meet Medicaid eligibility. I suggest you contact them with any questions you have.
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Cali is spot on that the # of hours will be determined by an needs determination or assessment.
Realize that the # of hours cannot get too high, perhaps not over 28-32 hrs per week. It needs to be part time care.
If your state is doing PACE programs, it might be they need to be assessed for and placed into a PACE program first & foremost rather than 1-on -1 care that in home CAPS would be.
Clearly ask if a person is on CAPS if there has to be a full time adult living in the home with them. For some families getting them into PACE is way better as PACE van picks them up, away they go for 6-7 hrs 2-3 maybe even 4 days at week at the pace center, so gives family a break from 24/7 oversight.
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I looked it up and it seems to be a Government program in NC set up to help the elderly to stay in their homes. Looks like the person has to meet Medicaid eligibility. I suggest you contact them with any questions you have.
https://www.mecknc.gov/HealthDepartment/CommunityHealthServices/CommunityAlternativesProgram/Pages/CAP%20DA.aspx#:~:text=CAP%2FChoice%20%E2%80%93%20The%20CAP%20Choice,arranged%20to%20meet%20their%20needs.