The Assisted Living Waiver Program (ALWP) is a Medi-Cal program that helps transition elderly and disabled individuals from a nursing home or other institutional setting into an assisted living facility under supportive care services.
Under the ALWP, eligible individuals can receive supportive care services such as assistance with personal care and activities of daily living (ADLs), medication management, nursing support for chronic medical and mental health conditions, and access to recreational and social activities within an assisted living facility.
The ALWP is a great, less restrictive alternative to a nursing home or institutional setting, as it allows individuals to reside in a more home-like environment while still receiving the necessary care and support they need to continue to thrive in the community.
Why Choose Us to Be Your ALWP Partner?
Expertise
Compassionate Support
Compassionate Support
Our staff has been providing Assisted Living Waiver Program care coordination services since the program's inception in 2016.
We have a dedicated team of professionals with over 25 years of combined experience that are ready to guide you, process your application, and coordinate your care in a knowledgeable and timely manner.
Compassionate Support
Compassionate Support
Compassionate Support
We work diligently to find the right assisted living facility that will make you or your loved ones feel at home, will continue to meet your needs, and will be convenient.
Our team will help guide you through the entire process from beginning to end.
We will develop a client-centered care plan to ensure the facility to which you transition is the right fit and aware of your personal needs.
Ongoing Communication
Compassionate Support
Ongoing Communication
We are always just an email or phone call away and strive to respond rapidly to every inquiry!
What are the benefits of the ALWP?
- Reside in an assisted living facility at a reduced rate instead of a nursing home or institutional setting
- Receive assistance with ADLs including but not limited to personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, and bathing
- Receive housekeeping and laundry services
- Receive assistance with medication management
What is Media Home Health's role as an ALWP Provider?
- Application assistance and processing
- Care coordination and placement
- Monthly progress visits with a licensed social worker
- Biannual nursing evaluations with a licensed registered nurse (RN)
- Assistance with Medi-Cal eligibility and share-of-cost removal
What are the qualifications for the ALWP?
- Be age 21 or older
- Have Medi-Cal coverage
- Require assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) including, but not limited to, assistance with personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, and/or bathing
- Meet the SSI/SSD eligibility criteria
- Willing to live in an assisted living facility located within the following 5 Southern California counties: Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Orange, and San Diego
- If applying from an institutional setting, you must reside there for 60 consecutive days before applying
What makes someone ineligible for the ALWP?
- Stage 3 or 4 pressure sores (pressure ulcers) or other severe unstageable ulcers or deep tissue injuries
- Nasogastric tubes
- Ventilator dependency
- BiPap dependency without the ability to self-administer at all times
- Coma
- Continuous IV/TPN therapy
- Wound Vac Therapy
- Active communicable tuberculosis (TB)
- Restraints, except as permitted by the licensing agency for RCFE residents
- Clients who require transfer or mobility assistance from more than one person in the event of an emergency requiring evacuation
What does the ALWP cover?
- Assistance with all personal care needs and ADLs including personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, and bathing
- Nursing care and support to manage chronic medical and mental health conditions
- Medication management
- Monthly care coordination visits led by a team of social workers and registered nurses that will advocate for you and ensure your needs continue to be met while residing in the assisted living facility
How do I apply for the ALWP?
- Fill out the inquiry form below, contact us directly, or speak to your social worker and let them know about us!
- If in an institutional setting (i.e. nursing home), you must reside there for 60 consecutive days first
- If residing at home or in a community setting (i.e. an assisted living facility), you will need to be added to our waitlist. The quickest way to enroll in the ALWP is while residing in a nursing home or other long-term institutional setting.
