·State program
Nevada Self-Directed Personal Assistance / Home and Community Based Waiver
Nevada's HCBS waivers provide self-directed personal care services for Medicaid-eligible individuals with functional limitations. Participants can hire and manage their own attendants, including family members and spouses, through the consumer-directed model. Nevada also offers Structured Family Caregiving as an additional option for live-in caregivers.
What it offers
Nevada's HCBS waivers provide self-directed personal care services including help with activities of daily living, health maintenance tasks, and homemaker services. Participants hire and manage their own attendants. Family members, including spouses, can be hired as paid caregivers. Hourly pay rates range from $13-$16/hr. Waitlists exist for waiver services. Nevada also offers Structured Family Caregiving for live-in caregiver arrangements.
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 Nevada?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
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Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, other relative, or non 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?