Apply for Elderly and Disabled Waiver Program
This waiver program, formerly called the Community Care Services Program (CCSP), provides in-home and community-based services as an alternative to a nursing home.
- A Medicaid waiver provides recipients certain services not normally covered by Medicaid for a person with intellectual, developmental, physical disabilities. These services can take place in the person’s home or in the community.
- The Elderly and Disabled Waiver Program (formerly CCSP) serves frail, elderly, and disabled Georgians. It provides coordinated services in their home or community.
- The Elderly and Disabled Waiver Program can provide adult day care, alternative living services, personal care, home delivered meals, and respite care for family caregivers.
How Do I … Apply for Elderly and Disabled Waiver Program?
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Make Sure You’re Eligible
To qualify, you must be eligible for Medicaid and:
- Be at least 65 years old (or, if younger than 65, meet certain disability requirements),
- Be impaired by physical limitations,
- Choose to receive services in your home or community instead of a nursing home, and
- Participate in only one waiver program at a time.
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Gather What You’ll Need
- Verification of income
- Verification of assets, such as bank accounts or property
- Verification of citizenship
- Doctor approval for intermediate nursing home care
- Doctor approval for the development of a care plan
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Submit Your Application
The Georgia Division of Aging Services administers EDWP through the Area Agencies on Aging. You can apply for EDWP by calling your Area Agency on Aging (AAA).
- Call the toll-free, state-wide number for the Area Agency on Aging at 866-552-4464.
- Once connected, an AAA staff member will screen you by asking questions about your situation.
- This screening will determine eligibility and urgency of need, which affects your placement on the waiting list.
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Next Steps
- You’ll be contacted when your name comes to the top of the waiting list. You will undergo an in-home assessment to determine the level of care you need.
- As part of the assessment, the nurse or care coordinator will work with you and your caregiver to develop a care plan.