MLTC / PCS
Managed Long-Term Care & Personal Care (home attendant) Services
In short
Home attendant/home health aide hours, adult day care, PERS, medical supplies, via an MLTC plan (or LDSS for some). Medicaid recipients 21+ needing community-based long-term care for more than 120 days; since 2025 minimum need rule (help with >2 ADLs, or >1 if dementia) — implementation status unverified.
- What you get
- Home attendant/home health aide hours, adult day care, PERS, medical supplies, via an MLTC plan (or LDSS for some).
- Who qualifies
- Medicaid recipients 21+ needing community-based long-term care for more than 120 days; since 2025 minimum need rule (help with >2 ADLs, or >1 if dementia) — implementation status unverified.
- Income limit (2026)
- Medicaid ABD limits; spenddown/pooled trust allowed.
- Papers to gather
- Medicaid card, medical info, physician contact.
- Renewal
- Annual reassessment.
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