Nevada Care Connection, ADSD, and 211 Resource Navigation

What it offers

Nevada's Aging and Disability Services Division says it ensures individuals, regardless of age or ability, have access to resources they need to thrive and connects older adults, individuals with disabilities, care partners, support networks, and families with essential programs and resources. Nevada Care Connection Resource Centers streamline access to services and provide one-on-one assistance to older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and families through resource and service navigation, caregiver support, and veteran services. Nevada Care Connection lets people request help so a Resource Navigator can provide one-on-one assistance, explore care options, connect to provider resources, and get Medicare Assistance Program counseling. Nevada 211 is a Department of Human Services program that connects Nevadans to state and local health and human services programs by phone, text, chat, and internet, including housing, food, health care, mental health, seniors, people with disabilities, and Aging and Disability Resource Centers.

Questions that decide eligibility

GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:

1. 01

   Does the person receiving care live in Nevada?

   Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.

2. 02

   Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, other relative, or non relative — count for this program?

3. 03

   Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?

4. 04

   Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?

5. 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.

6. 06

   What documents do you need from us to start an application?

7. 07

   Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?