NOTICE:

Connecticut passed new legislation requiring DSS to spread out SNAP benefit issuance dates throughout the month rather than concentrating them in the first few days. Read up on the changes that start March 1.

DSS benefits have changed due to the federal budget reconciliation bill (H.R.1). Find out how it will impact you on our website, which answers questions about work requirements and exemptions for SNAP and HUSKY (Medicaid).

Community Options

About HCBS

The State of Connecticut offers many home and community-based services (HCBS) to help eligible individuals who need support to live at home or to return to community living.

Connecticut has several programs; some are state plans and others are operated under a Medicaid waiver. These programs and services include: 

  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) - provides a range of services to help individuals with ABI live in the community rather than in an institutional setting, like a nursing home or chronic disease hospital.

  • Assisted Living Demonstration Project - these services are available to low-and moderate-income older adults (65+) who meet eligibility requirements through the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) or the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services home and community-based program for adults with severe and persistent psychiatric disabilities. 

  • Autism Waiver - provides a range of services to help individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder live in the community rather than in a long-term care facility.

  • Community First Choice (CFC) - allows eligible individuals to access Personal Attendant Care and other services and supports through self-direction. 

  • Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) - allows older adults to receive care services and supports at home rather than at a nursing home or other long-term care facility.

  • Katie Beckett Waiver - serves children and young adults, up to the age of 21, with a physical disability who may or may not also have a developmental disability and would normally not qualify for Medicaid due to family income. 

  • Money Follows the Person (MFP) - assists people who are Medicaid-eligible and currently living in a nursing home or other long-term care facility to transition to the community. 

  • Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Waiver - pays for the costs of a personal care attendant to help people with disabilities accomplish daily activities and live independently at home instead of in an institution such as a nursing home. 

  • Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Mental Health Waiver - provides home and community-based services for individuals with serious psychiatric disabilities.

  • Department of Developmental Disabilities Waivers

    • Individual and Family Supports Waiver - allows individuals to receive a number of specialized services and supports and the authority to self-direct care as they desire.

    • Employment and Day Supports Waiver - provides services and supports specifically to assist individuals to find and apply for jobs and maintain employment.

    • Comprehensive Supports Waiver - provides comprehensive services and supports to people with intellectual disabilities in need of a high level of care. 

 

 

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