·State program
Personal Assistance Services
Personal Assistance Services provides Medicaid-covered in-home assistance for individuals of any age with disabilities or chronic conditions, limited to a maximum of 40 hours per seven-day period.
What you get
Services, Coverage, as recorded:
- Limited to a maximum of 40 hours per seven-day period
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 Nebraska?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, child, or other relative — count for this program?
- 03
What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
- 04
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 05
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 06
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.
- 07
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 08
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 a chronic medical condition or a disability who need help with daily activities.”
dhhs.ne.gov →Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“A spouse or the parent/guardian of a minor child cannot be paid providers.”
dhhs.ne.gov →State residency
“Lives in a residence that is not a hospital, nursing facility, intermediate care facility, prison, or other institution.”
govdocs.nebraska.gov →
How to apply
- 01
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