Glossary
Short definitions of the terms agencies, caregivers and families run into.
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- 1915(c) waiver
- A 1915(c) waiver is a Medicaid program that lets a state pay for home and community-based services for people who would otherwise need institutional care.
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- Home and community-based services (HCBS)
- Home and community-based services (HCBS) are Medicaid-funded supports that let people get long-term care at home or in the community instead of an institution.
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- Section 1115 waiver
- A section 1115 waiver is a Medicaid demonstration that lets a state test approaches normal federal rules don't allow, approved by HHS for a set period.
- Self-direction (consumer-directed care)
- Self-direction, also called consumer-directed care, is a Medicaid option that lets a person hire, train and manage their own caregivers instead of an agency.
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- VA Homemaker and Home Health Aide program
- The VA Homemaker and Home Health Aide program pays contracted community agencies to send trained aides to help enrolled veterans with daily tasks at home.