Here is a comprehensive list of services that the New Choices Waiver can provide based on your personalised situation.
Care Advocates can coordinate these services for you after you are determined eligible and we meet you in person for a care assessment to determine your individual needs.

• Adult Day Care
• Adult Residential Services
• Assistive Technology Devices
• Attendant Care
• Caregiver Training
• Case Management
• Chore Services
• Community Transition Services
• Consumer Preparation Services
• Emergency Response Systems
• Environmental Accessibility Adaptations

• Financial Management Services
• Habilitation Services
• Home Delivered Meals
• Homemaker Services
• Medication Assistance Services
• Non-medical Transportation
• Personal Budget Assistance
• Respite Care
• Specialised Medical Equipment
• Supportive Maintenance

There are 2 routes to be approved for the New Choices Waiver.

Skilled Nursing Route

Applications are accepted year round and must be submitted before the 10th of each month.

You must stay 90 days in a skilled nursing facility and be medically eligible for long term Medicaid care. The application can be started after 60 days.

OR

Stay 30 days on a Medicare stay in a hospital or skilled nursing facility and be medically eligible for long term care under Medicaid at the end of the Medicare stay. The application can be started after 15 days.

Assisted Living Route

For applicants that are currently living in assisted living facilities applications are accepted during the open application periods:

• March 1 – March 14
• July 1 – July 14
• November 1 – November 14

The applicant needs to have stayed in assisted living for a minimum stay of 365 days, however generally more applications are received than open spots. This creates a ranking system where the applicants that have been private paying in assisted living the longest get a slot, and the applicant that has only been private paying for just
over 1 year will not get a slot. Historically, the cutoff point has been much longer than 365 days.