All programs
Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC)
Your next step
Call Community Living Connections to join the waitlist
Your place on the waitlist is set by the date you ask, so calling sooner matters even though enrollment is paused.
Save this application
Save it to your account to check off documents, add dates, and get renewal reminders. Free, and we take no referral fees.
The steps
- Not started
- Referral made
- Financial application
- Assessment scheduled
- In-home assessment visit
- Financial decision
- Care plan approved
- Provider chosen
- Services started
Documents to gather
- Photo ID
- Proof that the person receiving care already has Apple Health
- Information about daily-living limitations and diagnoses
- Information about the unpaid caregiver (age, relationship, caregiving role)
Do not type Social Security, bank, or Medicare numbers here. This checklist is only a reminder of what to gather for the agency.
How to apply
- Community Living Connections 1-855-567-0252
Routes to your local Area Agency on Aging.
- Community Living Connections Open
- Local Area Agency on Aging or DSHS Home and Community Services office
- Form HCA 18-005, only if not already on Apple Health Open
Talk to a person
Free help is available. These lines are staffed by people who do this every day.
- Community Living Connections: 1-855-567-0252
- Community Living Connections: 1-855-567-0252
- SHIBA, free Medicare help: 1-800-562-6900
This is general information, not legal or financial advice. The agency that runs each program makes the final decision.