In-Home Dementia Care in Arizona

Paying for care in Arizona: Arizona Long Term Care System

Medicare does not pay for the long-term help dementia requires. In Arizona the programme that can is ALTCS, administered by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), through contracted managed care program contractors.

Who qualifies

ALTCS requires a medical and functional assessment establishing a need for nursing-facility level of care, alongside Medicaid financial eligibility. The cited page does not describe any dementia-specific eligibility route, so ask the office that administers the programme how a dementia diagnosis is weighed in that assessment.

The financial limits

Single applicant

Not published on the cited page; set by AHCCCS financial eligibility rules, which are revised annually

Married couple

Not published on the cited page; spousal impoverishment rules apply

Look-back period

Not published on the cited page; standard Medicaid transfer-of-asset rules apply

How to apply

Apply through AHCCCS for an ALTCS determination, which includes a medical and functional assessment as well as the financial review. Confirm current figures and criteria with AHCCCS directly, as the programme's dollar thresholds change each year.

What is unusual about Arizona

ALTCS is a single statewide long-term care programme delivered through contracted managed care organisations rather than a standalone waiver a family enrols in separately.

Rules and figures change. Confirm the current position with the programme itself before making a financial decision.