·State program
Money Follows the Person
Money Follows the Person helps Connecticut residents transition from nursing homes to community living, providing support capped at the cost of nursing home care and reevaluating eligibility every 11 months.
What you get
Services, as recorded:
- Capped at the cost of the person's current nursing home care
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 Connecticut?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- 03
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 04
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 05
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.
- 06
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 07
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.
Disability of the person receiving care
“Elderly people and those with physical, mental, and intellectual disabilities can participate in MFP.”
cga.ct.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
State residency
“assuring Connecticut residents access to a full range of high quality, long-term care options”
portal.ct.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Apply to DSS (Department of Social Services) to participate in MFP