| Assisted Living Programs (ALP) are available in some subsidized senior housing buildings. Services are provided in a resident's apartment. ALP offers residents a way to "age in place" as their care needs increase and is a possible alternative to nursing home placement. New Jersey subsidizes assisted living placements of low-income older adults and adults with disabilities through a Medicaid Home and Community Based waiver program.
Residents can receive: care management, help with personal care, nursing services including some skilled nursing care, ongoing health monitoring, pharmaceutical services and help taking medications, social work services, dietary services, recreational activities, homemaker and chore services, and transportation. In addition, participants are eligible to receive certain services covered under the New Jersey Medicaid State Plan, such as physician visits and hospital coverage.
To be eligible for the ALP waiver, participants must live in a subsidized building with an ALP program in place and meet both financial and clinical eligibility criteria. |
