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Assisted Living

Program/Service description	Assisted Living is a care option that provides support to residents in a homelike setting. Support usually includes personal services and light medical or nursing care. Assisted living allows a resident more independence than nursing home care. In Delaware, Medicaid home and community-based waivers pay part of the cost of assisted living care for those who qualify.
Public funding source(s)*	State funds Medicaid Waiver for Assisted Living Medicaid Waiver for Acquired Brain Injury
Who is eligible	Elderly persons and adults with physical disabilities who meet financial and medical need criteria
Where it is available	Statewide
Who to contact for information or enrollment	Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD). Please see DSAAPD's program contact information.
Related internet links	For a list of assisted living facilities in Delaware, see the Frequently Asked Question:What is assisted living and where can I find assisted living facilities in Delaware? See also: National Center for Assisted Living (http://www.ncal.org/) Assisted Senior Living (www.assistedseniorliving.net)

*Public funding means that the program is paid for, in part or in whole, by the government. Some publicly-funded programs have eligibility requirements and provide services at low cost or no cost to people who qualify. Most of these programs and services though, are also available to people who are able to pay privately (with their own money). For more information, please see the Sources of Funding section of this web site.

Last Updated: Friday January 16 2009