Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waivers
General Waiver Information
Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver, or just "waiver" is a program that helps people stay at home with the aid of supportive services instead of going to live in a nursing home, hospital, or institution for persons with developmental disabilities.
If you are enrolled in a waiver program, Medicaid could pay for such services as:
Nursing
Help with personal care and homemaking
Temporary relief for your caregiver or family
Adaptations to make your home more accessible for you
Home delivered meals
Adult Day Care
Emergency Response Services
The number of consumers that can be enrolled in a waiver program at any one time is limited. There are three state agencies responsible for administering these programs, however, the local department of job and family services plays a role in all of them by determining financial eligibility for the services.
There are several types of waivers. Each waiver program serves people who have a particular set of needs. The financial requirements are the same for each waiver program, except the assisted living waiver.
To apply for waiver services:
You, or someone acting on your behalf , may request an application be mailed to be completed and returned to:
Intake Department
Lorain County Job & Family Services
42485 N. Ridge Rd.
Elyria, OH 44035
-OR-
Come into the agency during regular business hours to complete an application.
An appointment will be scheduled for you to complete a face-to-face interview with an eligibility worker as soon as possible, maybe even the same day. Further information is also available at the Ohio Health Plans website at http://jfs.ohio.gov/ohp/
Lorain County Job & Family Services
42485 North Ridge Road
Elyria, OH 44035-1057
Main Phone: (440) 323-5726
Lorain: (440) 244-4150
Fax: (440) 323-3422
TTY/TDD: (440) 284-4125
Cash/Food/Medical Call Center: (440) 284-4300
Child Support Call Center: (440) 284-4401
