Yes.
In Mississippi, family caregivers can get respite through three programs on record: In-Home and Institutional Respite (Elderly and Disabled Waiver), Mississippi Family Caregiver Support Program and Mississippi Dementia Care Program.
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Respite program
In-Home and Institutional Respite (Elderly and Disabled Waiver)
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Who qualifies
Elderly and Disabled Waiver beneficiaries who cannot care for themselves when their primary full-time, live-in caregiver is away or needs relief, in a crisis or as scheduled relief. In-home respite is for a beneficiary who cannot leave home unassisted because of physical or mental impairments and needs 24-hour help from a caregiver.
In-home respite is non-medical: companionship, supervision, and help with feeding and personal care. Institutional respite is given in a Medicaid-enrolled hospital, nursing facility or licensed swing bed facility.
In-home respite: no more than 60 hours a month, and more than 16 continuous hours needs prior approval from the case management team. Institutional respite: no more than 30 calendar days per state fiscal year.
People caring for a family member age 60 or older, and people 60 or older caring for a child in their family who is under 18. The program offers information, help getting services, counseling, support groups, training, respite care so caregivers can be temporarily relieved of caregiving, and limited supplemental services.
It works through community-based Area Agencies on Aging and local service providers.
In-Home and Institutional Respite (Elderly and Disabled Waiver)
How to apply
The Division of Medicaid's fact sheet does not give application steps. It directs questions about the Elderly and Disabled Waiver to the Office of Long Term Care, Mississippi Division of Medicaid, toll-free 1-800-421-2408 or 601-359-6141. In-home and institutional respite are services of this waiver.
Once approved, you are assigned to a local case management team, a registered nurse and a licensed social worker, who assess your needs and build your plan of services.
Contact the Mississippi Access to Care (MAC) Center to get connected to the program. The Mississippi Department of Human Services also posts an intake form for the program.
