Assisted Living Waiver Program
Ohio's Assisted Living Waiver Program pays the costs of care in an Assisted Living facility for certain people with Medicaid, allowing the consumer to use his or her resources to cover "room and board" expenses.
The program is open to individuals currently residing in a nursing facility or enrolled on another home and community-based waiver program such as PASSPORT, Choices or Home Care. It is also available to current residents of residential care facilities who have resided in an Ohio residential care facility for at least six months.
Who is eligible?
Consumers seeking enrollment in this program must be eligible for Medicaid and need at least an intermediate level of care. The program’s eligibility criteria also states that to be eligible the consumer must be one of the following: a nursing facility resident; be enrolled in the PASSPORT, Choices, Ohio Home Care Waiver, or Transition Carve-Out Waivers; and be 21 years of age or older.