State Waiver Programs
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waivers:
Home and Community Based Services Waivers allow states to develop alternatives for individuals who would otherwise require care in a nursing facitlity or hospital.
- ABI Waiver with Residential Habilitation – for individuals who need service in a provider-operated residence that has supervision and staffing 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- ABI Waiver with No Residential Habilitation – for individuals who can move to their own home or apartment or to the home of someone else.
- MFP Residential Supports (MFP-RS) Waiver – for individuals who need service in a provider-operated residence that has supervision and staffing 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- MFP Community Living (MFP-CL) Waiver – for individuals who can move to their own home or apartment or to the home of someone else.
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Learn more about State Waivers at the EOHHS HCBS website
View the HCBS presentation from the 2015 Annual Conference
Learn about the Landmark Hutchinson vs Patrick Settlement
View a HCBS Waiver presentation from the BIA-MA Annual Brain Injury Conference
ABI Waiver Testimonials
Click on one of the photos below to watch the testimonial of someone who has benefited from the ABI Waiver Program:
Joanne Susi |
Carol Maxwell |
Cathy Hutchinson |
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Independent Living in the News
Old Farm Inn celebrates a year of service
ABI Waiver Workshop, BIA-MA Annual Conference, March 29, 2012:
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