Massachusetts Medicaid home care programs: what we have verified so far

Medicaid in Massachusetts is run by MassHealth. We could not read the state's program pages when we wrote this: pages on mass.gov returned an access denied (403) error to our fetch tool. We did not try to get around that, so this page does not describe Massachusetts's home care programs, eligibility rules or caregiver pay. We would rather say that than publish rules we have not checked.

What we have confirmed

Medicaid.gov lists MassHealth as the Massachusetts contact for Medicaid questions, with these numbers: 800-841-2900, with TTY 711. The same Medicaid.gov list is the place to find every state's Medicaid agency.

Medicaid.gov describes self-directed services as a model where participants, or their representatives, choose and manage the people who provide their services, with employer authority and budget authority. Whether a given Massachusetts program includes this, and whether it allows relatives, depends on the program's own rules, which we have not verified.

Programs people ask about

People searching for Massachusetts care at home often ask about Adult Foster Care and the Personal Care Attendant (PCA) program. We have not read the state's own page on them, so we do not describe how they work, who qualifies or what they pay. Ask the agency.

What we have not verified

We have not read a Massachusetts agency page that states any of the following, so we do not state them:

• which Medicaid programs pay for personal care at home for older adults and people with disabilities;
• who qualifies for each program, and how to apply;
• whether participants can hire relatives, which relatives are excluded and what training or screening is required;
• pay rates, hours or waiting lists.

How to find out

1. Contact the agency or your local Medicaid office, using the numbers above.
2. Ask which programs pay for care at home, whether there is a waiting list, and whether you can choose and hire your own caregiver.
3. Ask in writing whether a family member can be paid, and what rules apply to a spouse or a parent of a minor child.

Providers in Massachusetts

You can look for providers in Massachusetts using these care-type links: home care, home health, nursing homes and developmental disability services. See also our paid family caregiver page for Massachusetts. Carevo is a connection platform and directory. We do not run any Massachusetts program, assess eligibility or enroll anyone, and we do not vouch for providers.

This page is marked noindex until we can read the state's own pages and cite them.

Find providers in Massachusetts

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• Intellectual and developmental disability services in Massachusetts
• Paid family caregiver in Massachusetts