·State program
Money Follows the Person
Money Follows the Person demonstration project provides Medicaid-covered home and community-based services including bathing, eating, and dressing assistance for Texas residents transitioning from nursing facilities or state supported living centers to community living.
What you get
Services, as recorded:
- Transition Assistance Services (TAS): one-time benefit up to $2,500; Supplemental Transition Services (STS): additional $2,500 for expenses not covered by TAS
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 Texas?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 03
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 04
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.
- 05
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 06
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.
Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
How to apply
- 01
Start by talking to your family or guardian; get help from a nursing facility social worker, long-term care ombudsman, LIDDA habilitation coordinator, relocation specialist, or health plan service coordinator