Who is eligible?

Participants must:

• Be 60 years or older

• Need hands-on assistance with dressing, bathing toileting, grooming, eating, or mobility

• Receive services for which the cost does not exceed 60 percent of the cost of nursing home care

• Have their physician(s) agree to a service plan

• Meet financial criteria for Medicaid eligibility

 

What are the financial eligibility criteria?

• County Departments of Job and Family Services determine financial eligibility of interested participants.

• Individuals may not have countable assets valued at more than $1,500.

• Monthly income must not exceed 300 percent of the Social Security Insurance benefit.

• Depending on income, participants may be required to pay a patient liability each month toward the cost of services.

 

Services provided through PASSPORT:

• Personal care

• Home delivered meals

• Adult day care

• Medical transportation

• Homemaker, emergency response and medical equipment and supplies

• Chore services

• Social work counseling, nutritional counseling

• Independent living assistance