Benefits · Long Term Care
How to apply for Community HealthChoices (CHC)
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Long-Term Living (Medicaid)
Who it's for
Community HealthChoices (CHC) is Pennsylvania's Medicaid managed-care program that delivers long-term services and supports so older adults and adults with physical disabilities can get care at home instead of in a nursing facility. A CHC plan coordinates personal assistance, home health, adult day services, home-delivered meals, personal emergency response, and home modifications. To get the home- and community-based (waiver) services you must have Medicaid and be assessed as nursing-facility clinically eligible (needing a nursing-home level of care). CHC also serves people who have both Medicare and Medicaid.
CHC home- and community-based services require Pennsylvania Medicaid plus a Functional Eligibility Determination of nursing-facility clinical eligibility, confirmed by individual assessment, so this shows as a may-qualify result. The Independent Enrollment Broker (1-844-824-3655) helps you enroll.
What you'll need
- Proof of Pennsylvania residency and identity
- Pennsylvania Medicaid (Medical Assistance) eligibility
- A Functional Eligibility Determination showing nursing-facility clinical eligibility
- Proof of income and resources for Medicaid
Where to apply
Apply online: official application
By phone: 1-844-824-3655
Renewals
annual reassessment
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