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Live-In Caregiver Supports

Live-In Caregiver Supports provides Medicaid reimbursement for rent and food costs of live-in personal caregivers in home and community-based settings for eligible participants.

Eligibility

  • Care recipient must have a qualifying disability
  • Must live with care recipient
  • Relationship: spouse, parent, other relative

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 Maryland? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, or other relative — count for this program?
  • What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
  • Do you need to live with the person receiving care, and how is that verified?
  • 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

  • a direct application link
  • eligibility criteria

How to apply

  • The participant (or legal guardian/authorized representative), caregiver, and provider develop a signed service agreement, which must be forwarded to the Coordinator of Community Services for submission to the DDA as part of the service request authorization. Contact your Coordinator of Community Services (CCS) to get more information about eligibility and to help decide if this service is right for you.