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Nevada Structured Family Caregiving

Nevada's Structured Family Caregiving program pays family caregivers a daily stipend through the Nevada Structured Family Caregiving Medicaid waiver to provide in-home care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias as an alternative to nursing facility placement. The caregiver must live with the care recipient. Spouses may serve as caregivers. Dementia-specific population similar to Missouri's SFC program.

Pays family caregivers a daily stipend for providing in-home care to Medicaid-eligible persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias who require a nursing facility level of care. The caregiver receives a minimum of 65% of the Medicaid per diem rate.

Eligibility

  • U.S. citizenship or qualified immigrant status required
  • Care recipient must have a qualifying disability
  • Care recipient age: at least 0
  • Must live with care recipient

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 Nevada? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (0 or older)?
  • What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
  • Which citizenship or immigration statuses does the program accept, and which documents show 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?

Services

Pays family caregivers a daily stipend for providing in-home care to Medicaid-eligible persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias who require a nursing facility level of care. The caregiver receives a minimum of 65% of the Medicaid per diem rate.

How to apply

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

  • medicaid (depends_on): Care recipient must be Medicaid-eligible
  • hcbs-waivers (companion): SFC is available through the Nevada Structured Family Caregiving waiver