·State program
Money Follows the Person
Money Follows the Person provides assistance locating eligible housing and with the move, including transition costs, for eligible individuals over age 60 or with physical disabilities, serious mental illness, or intellectual/developmental disabilities who are Medicaid-eligible and reside in nursing facilities for at least 90 days.
What you get
Services, as recorded:
- Assistance locating eligible housing and with the actual move, including transition costs
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 Illinois?
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
“Individuals with physical disabilities, Persons with mental illness, Individuals with developmental/intellectual disabilities.”
hfs.illinois.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
State residency
“be eligible for Medicaid, be able to be safely served in the community”
hfs.illinois.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Submit a referral through the online referral form on the HFS website, or e-mail HFS.MFP@illinois.gov