In home support
Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP)
Care management and services that let somebody stay at home instead of moving into a skilled nursing facility. The Department of Aging states the criteria as persons 60 years of age or older who are eligible for Medi-Cal under a qualifying primary aid code and who are certified or certifiable for placement in a skilled nursing facility. Services can include respite, transportation, meals, supervision and counselling. Places are limited, because the total cost of care has to come in below the cost of the nursing facility it replaces.
How to apply
Find the MSSP provider for your county through the California Department of Aging, or ask your county Area Agency on Aging to refer you.
What we screen on
These are the rules the checker actually uses. Every one carries the source it was read from and the date it was read, so you can check us.
- Aged 60 or older.
- Requires: medicaid.
What we will not tell you
We will not tell you that you qualify for this, because that is the agency's decision and not ours. We screen against the rules above, we show which ones we could check, and we say plainly when a rule exists that we do not hold.