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Alaska Personal Care Services (PCS)

Alaska Personal Care Services helps seniors and people with disabilities with daily tasks. Services are provided through private agencies. Both agency-based and consumer-directed models are available in most Alaska communities.

PCS helps with bathing, dressing, eating, shopping, laundry, and light housework. An agency can manage care, or the person can select, hire, supervise, and dismiss a personal care assistant with agency administrative support.

Some details for this program are still being verified. Check the official source for the most current information.

Questions to ask the program

These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.

  • Does the person receiving care live in Alaska? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name. — Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
  • What documents do you need from us to start an application?
  • Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?

What this record does not yet say

  • current financial eligibility rules
  • current service rates
  • complete functional eligibility rules
  • family and spouse worker rules
  • complete application document checklist
  • decision timeline
  • local provider capacity
  • availability evidence
  • current authority citation

Services

PCS helps with bathing, dressing, eating, shopping, laundry, and light housework. An agency can manage care, or the person can select, hire, supervise, and dismiss a personal care assistant with agency administrative support.

How to apply

  • Use the initial PCA-08 application and the linked instructions. The renewal application is a separate form.
  • Ask Senior and Disabilities Services at 907-269-3666 about eligibility, the assessment, and available agency-based or consumer-directed providers.

Use the official program page for application details: official program page.

Care models

  • Both agency-based and consumer-directed PCS are available in most Alaska communities. Ask which providers serve the applicant’s community. [Alaska Department of Health]
  • In agency-based PCS, the agency oversees, manages, and supervises care. [Alaska Department of Health]
  • In consumer-directed PCS, the person chooses, hires, supervises, and can dismiss an assistant. The agency provides administrative support. [Alaska Department of Health]