LTSS/HCBS

Long Term Services & Supports (LTSS) and Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) is a Medicaid program where qualifying individuals who have functional limitations receive support they need with certain activities of daily living (e.g., bathing, eating, dressing, using the bathroom, assistance with medication) and instrumental activities of daily living (e.g., doing laundry, grocery shopping, and housekeeping). These services can be provided in a member’s home or in a community setting, such as an assisted living facility, depending on the member’s choice.

What Are LTSS?

LTSS include:

• Care provided in the home, in community-based settings, or in facilities like nursing homes
• Care for older adults and people with disabilities who need support because of age; physical, cognitive, developmental, or chronic health conditions; or other functional limitations that restrict their abilities to care for themselves
• A wide range of services to help people live more independently. The services assist with personal and health care needs and activities of daily living, such as:
  • Eating
  • Taking baths
  • Managing medication
  • Grooming
  • Walking
  • Getting up and down from a seated position
  • Using the toilet
  • Cooking
  • Driving
  • Getting dressed
  • Managing money

For more information, go to the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Managed Long-Term Services and Supports site or Medicaid.gov’s Long Term Services & Supports site.