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Area Agencies on Aging serve as the front door for Missouri seniors and caregivers, offering information and referral to aging services across the state.
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Coverage: Missouri
Programs worth checking in Missouri
Our records list 13 programs with declared coverage in Missouri, plus 73 federal programs to check. Each one links to what to ask and the official path. Checking is yours; the eligibility decision is the program’s.
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StateGC4 · Financial Resources
Missouri state income tax credit for certified shared care members who care for an elderly person age 60 or older in the same residence for an aggregate of m...
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Coverage: Missouri
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The Missouri Kinship Navigator Program partners with ParentLink and Missouri Family Resource Centers to connect formal and informal relative caregivers to qu...
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Coverage: Missouri
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical Health
Consumer Directed Services allows Missouri Medicaid recipients to direct their own home and community-based care services and hire their own providers.
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StateGC1 · Social Support
Money Follows the Person helps eligible Missouri Medicaid recipients transition from nursing facilities and institutions to home and community-based settings.
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Missouri's National Family Caregiver Support Program provides counseling, support groups, training, respite care, and services to family caregivers.
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StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical Health
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly provides comprehensive managed care services and coordination to eligible seniors aged 55 and older.
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StateGC1 · Social SupportGC4 · Financial Resources
Structured Family Caregiving Waiver allows Missouri Medicaid recipients to employ family members to provide paid home and community-based care services.
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StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical HealthGC4 · Financial Resources
Missouri's Structured Family Caregiving program pays family caregivers a daily stipend through a Medicaid waiver to provide in-home care to individuals aged ...
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StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical HealthGC4 · Financial Resourcesre-verification pending
We are re-checking the details of Missouri Consumer Directed Services (CDS). Use the official program page for current services, eligibility rules, amounts, ...
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StateGC3 · Housing & Environmentre-verification pending
We are re-checking the details of Missouri Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Use the official program page for current services, eligibility ...
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StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical HealthGC3 · Housing & EnvironmentGC5 · Navigation
Missouri caregivers can use the Missouri Senior Resource Line, Area Agencies on Aging, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Senior & Disability ...
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Missouri caregivers of Veterans can access VA caregiver support through Columbia Missouri, Kansas City, St. Louis, and other VA caregiver support teams, incl...
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Federal programs to check
Federal program rules can differ by location. Confirm coverage for Missouri on each official source.
- ABLE Accounts (IRC §529A)Tax Credit · In-Kind
- Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC) / No Wrong Door SystemInformation · Services
- CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program)Coverage
- Credit for Other Dependents ($500 nonrefundable — ODC)Tax Credit
- Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)Tax Credit
- Eldercare LocatorInformation
- FCC Lifeline ProgramIn-Kind
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)Job Protection
- FMLA Military Caregiver LeaveJob Protection
- Medicaid HCBS Waivers (Home and Community-Based Services)Services
- Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (IL-OIB)Services · Information
- Medical Expense Deduction for Caregiving Costs (IRC §213)Tax Credit
- IRC §3504 Fiscal/Employer Agent Rules (FMS Legal Framework)Information
- IRS Notice 2014-7 — Difficulty-of-Care Income ExclusionTax Credit
- Lifespan Respite Care ProgramServices
- LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)In-Kind
- MedicaidCoverage
- Medicaid §1915(i) HCBS State Plan OptionServices
- Medicaid Self-Directed ServicesServices · Cash Stipend
- Medicare - 2026 Premium UpdatesCoverage
- OAA Title III-B Supportive Services (Area Agencies on Aging)Services
- OAA Title III-C Nutrition Services (Meals on Wheels / Congregate Meals)In-Kind
- OAA Title VI Parts A/B — Tribal Nutrition and Supportive ServicesServices · In-Kind
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (OAA Title VII)Services · Information
- PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)Services · Coverage
- Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF, Title IV-B Subpart 2)Services
- Centers for Independent Living (Rehabilitation Act Title VII)Services · Information
- 988 Suicide and Crisis LifelineInformation · Services
- SAMHSA Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG)Services · Information
- Section 45S Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical LeaveWage Replacement
- SHIP — State Health Insurance Assistance ProgramInformation
- Social Security Child's / Disabled Adult Child (DAC) and Survivor BenefitsCash Stipend
- SSA Representative Payee ProgramInformation
- USDA Section 504 Single Family Housing Repair Loans and GrantsCash Stipend · In-Kind
- VA Community Adult Day Health Care (ADHC)Services
- VA Aid & Attendance Pension SupplementCash Stipend
- VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)Cash Stipend · Coverage
- VA Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC)Services
- VA Homemaker and Home Health Aide (H/HHA) CareServices
- VA Housebound Pension AllowanceCash Stipend
- VA Program of General Caregiver Support Services (PGCSS)Services · Information
- WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)In-Kind
- Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)Services
- Social Services Block Grant (Title XX)Services
- VA Geriatrics and Extended Care RespiteServices
- Veterans-Directed Care (VDC) ProgramCash Stipend · Services
- Head StartServices
- Medicare Payment for Family Caregiver TrainingServices · Information
- Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI)Services · Information
- Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC)Tax Credit
- CFPB Managing Someone Else's Money GuidesInformation
- CHAMPVA (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs)Coverage · Services
- CSBG (Community Services Block Grant)Services
- Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs)Information · Services
- CMS GUIDE Model (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience)Services · Information
- Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)Information · Services
- Dependent Care Assistance Program and Dependent Care FSA (IRC §129)Tax Credit
- Medicaid While Working (Section 1619(b)) - 2026 UpdatesCoverage
- Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing DemonstrationServices · In-Kind
- NFCSP (National Family Caregiver Support Program)Services · Information
- Payroll Information Exchange (PIE)Information
- AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion ProgramServices
- SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)In-Kind
- SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance)Cash Stipend · Coverage
- SSI (Supplemental Security Income)Cash Stipend
- Medicaid State Plan Personal Care ServicesServices
- CCDF Child Care Subsidies (Child Care and Development Fund)In-Kind · Cash Stipend
- HUD Older Adults Home Modification Program (OAHMP)In-Kind
- HUD ROSS Service Coordinators (Elderly and Persons with Disabilities)Services · Information
- Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher ProgramCoverage
- TANF Child-Only Grants for Kinship CaregiversCash Stipend
- TEFRA / Katie Beckett Medicaid OptionCoverage · Services
- Unemployment Insurance — Caregiver Good-Cause Quit ProtectionsWage Replacement
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