·State program
Personal Care Attendant Program
Personal Care Attendant Program helps people with permanent or chronic disabilities maintain independence and remain in the community through self-directed personal care services.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
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Does the person receiving care live in Massachusetts?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
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Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, or other relative — count for this program?
- 03
What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
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Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
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Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
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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.
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What documents do you need from us to start an application?
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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
“The member’s disability is permanent or chronic in nature and impairs the member’s functional ability to perform ADLs and IADLs without physical assistance.”
mass.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“Family Member. The spouse of the member, the parent of a minor member, including an adoptive parent, or any legally responsible relative.”
mass.gov →
How to apply
- 01
Contact a Personal Care Management (PCM) Agency in your area to get more information about the PCA program or enroll in PCA services; the PCM agency must request prior authorization from MassHealth as a prerequisite to payment