Live Life Independently
INDEPENDENT CARE WAIVER PROGRAM (ICWP)
The Independent Care Waiver Program (ICWP) offers services that help a limited number of adult Medicaid members with physical disabilities live in their own homes or in the community instead of a hospital or nursing home. ICWP services are also available for persons with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The program operates through the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) under a Home- and Community-Based Waiver (1915c) granted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
We are Case Managers
Case management serves as a means for achieving client wellness and autonomy through advocacy, communication, education, identification of service resources and service facilitation. The case manager helps identify appropriate providers and facilities throughout the continuum of services, while ensuring that available resources are being used in a timely and cost-effective manner in order to obtain optimum value for both the client and the reimbursement source. Case management services are best offered in a climate that allows direct communication between the case manager, the client, and appropriate service personnel, in order to optimize the outcome for all concerned.
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Waiver Program
ICWProgram is a medicaid waiver program that allows you to receive assistance through medicaid.
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Statewide
We are statewide approved. No matter where you are we can be your case manager.
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Kingdom Business
We do business in righteousness and we operate in righteousness.
“We believe in helping all people with disabilities live independently with care. We are truly Heaven Sent!
— Darlene Bell, CEO
Services Provided
Members are offered case management, personal support, adult day health, home-care services, emergency
Response, respite, specialized medical equipment and supplies, counseling and/or home modification appropriate to their needs. Alternative Living Services (ALS) are offered in a residential setting for those who qualify.
Participants, their families, their case managers and providers work together
To establish a plan of care. The plan assesses the individual’s present circumstances, strengths, needs, goals, services required, available providers and projected budget. Funds must be available for the plan to be approved
Eligibility Criteria
The Independent Care Waiver is designed for eligible Medicaid members with severe physical disabilities who are between the ages of 21 and 64 when they apply and who meet the criteria below. They must:
Be capable of managing their own services (individuals with a TBI do not have to meet this criteria);
Have a severe physical impairment and/or TBI that substantially limits one or more activities of daily living and requires the assistance of another individual;
Be medically stable but at risk of placement in a hospital or nursing facility if community-based support services are not available; and
Be safely placed in a home or community setting.
Other factors also help determine whether eligible applicants can receive waiver services, including currently residing in a hospital or nursing facility, length of time
on the waiting list, ability to live independently, and the estimated cost of care (based on the projected care plan).
