Connecticut Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Program / Community First Choice¶
Connecticut's Personal Care Attendant Program and Community First Choice (1915k, approved 2015) allow enrollees to hire, supervise, and train their own PCA staff. Family members can be hired but spouses and legally responsible individuals are excluded. Approximately 30% of the roughly 4,000 participants engage family as PCAs. PCAs in Connecticut are unionized.
Connecticut PCA Program and CFC provide consumer-directed personal care services. Participants can hire family members (but not spouses or legally responsible individuals) as paid caregivers at approximate hourly rates of $17-$20/hr. CFC is a state plan option (entitlement) with no waitlist. PCAs are unionized. Approximately 30% of ~4,000 participants hire family members as caregivers.
Some details for this program are still being verified. Check the official source for the most current information.
Eligibility¶
- Care recipient must have a qualifying disability or need for assistance
- Must be a resident of CT
- Must be Medicaid-eligible
Services¶
Connecticut PCA Program and CFC provide consumer-directed personal care services. Participants can hire family members (but not spouses or legally responsible individuals) as paid caregivers at approximate hourly rates of $17-$20/hr. CFC is a state plan option (entitlement) with no waitlist. PCAs are unionized. Approximately 30% of ~4,000 participants hire family members as caregivers.
How to apply¶
Visit the official program page for application details.