·State program
Community First Choice (CFC)
Long-term services and supports program including Personal Care Services, Personal Emergency Response Systems, case management, and chore services for eligible Alaskans.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in Alaska?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
What are the current income and asset limits, and whose income counts?
Our record lists 150% of the federal poverty level — limits change, so confirm the current figures.
- 03
Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (6–null)?
- 04
What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- 05
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 06
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 07
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.
- 08
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 09
Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Income and asset limits
“such individuals have an income that is at or below 150 percent of the Federal poverty level (FPL)”
health.alaska.gov →Age of the person receiving care
“Children under 6 years are not eligible for Personal Care Services”
health.alaska.gov →Disability of the person receiving care
“individuals would require the level of care furnished in a long-term care hospital, a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, an institution providing inpatient psychiatric services for individuals under age 21, or an institution for mental diseases for individuals age 65 or over”
health.alaska.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
State residency
“Services are provided on a statewide basis.”
health.alaska.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Contact your local ADRC or DDRC as the first step; submit the CFC-06 Application for Community First Choice