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Does South Carolina Pay for Home Health Care?
Date Updated: July 26, 2024
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Rachel Lustbader is a writer and editor with a background in healthcare and technology. Her work has been published on websites including HealthCare.com, BiteSizeBio.com, BetterHelp.com, Caring.com, and PayingforSeniorCare.com. She studied health science and public health at Boston University.
Both of Rachel’s grandmothers had very positive experiences in senior living communities, and Rachel saw firsthand the impact that kind, committed caregivers and community managers can have on seniors’ and their family members’ lives. With her work at Caring, Rachel hopes to help other families find communities, caregivers, and at-home products that benefit elderly loved ones and make life less stressful for family caregivers
Healthy Connections
Home health aides from an enrolled private agency can then deliver paramedical services for seniors, who may also qualify for home delivery of needed medical equipment and supplies through Medicaid’s managed care model. Medicaid coverage extends to all necessary services, equipment and supplies, though seniors with long-term needs may eventually transition over to one of two nursing home waivers.
The Community Choices Waiver
Community Supports
The Community Supports waiver is similar to the Community Choices program, but its services are tailored more toward the needs of beneficiaries with mental and behavioral disabilities, including those caused by Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Seniors with early-stage dementia who can still remain safely at home with caregiver support can move onto the Community Supports waiver as an alternative to Community Choices and receive memory care-specific home health services until they are no longer able to remain at home.