Home based Waiver 18 year old

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My son turned 18 in March, gets the homebased waiver, and will be in

school until 22. I'm getting conflicting answers from the agencies I

work with but what I've read is that we don't have to do anything until

he's turning 22. The waiver can just stay as is, correct?

I tried calling the Department of Human Services in DuPage County last

week and the phone just rang and rang when I selected talking to a

person. May be they're getting a jump on the government shutting down?

Thanks.

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[Guest guest]

I am not sure about the waiver, but in speaking with Springfield earlier this

year, my understanding is the same as yours.  If he is in school until 22,

after he exits the school system is when the waiver is of help. Nothing to do

until then.

 

Regarding the DHS ,I don't think it hasn't anything to do with pending gov't

shutdown; I think, unfortunately, that this lack of service it typical.   My

experience over many weeks of calling is that I had to show up one day (with

lots of paperwork in hand) and wait to see a real person.   The situation

there is dire, in my opinion.   Be ready to spend a good part of a morning or

afternoon there, and be prepared with what you want to exit with.   Without

pushing for what I believed to be true, I still don't think we would have gotten

my son approved.   Even in working with a supervisor, they spoke in circles on

what action needed to be taken.   Once the light bulb went on, we received

approval within the week. 

 

This is just my experience; but seeing what I did that day in the office, I

don't think it's just me being critical.  

Good Luck! Donna

[ IPADDUnite ] Home based Waiver 18 year old

 

My son turned 18 in March, gets the homebased waiver, and will be in

school until 22. I'm getting conflicting answers from the agencies I

work with but what I've read is that we don't have to do anything until

he's turning 22. The waiver can just stay as is, correct?

I tried calling the Department of Human Services in DuPage County last

week and the phone just rang and rang when I selected talking to a

person. May be they're getting a jump on the government shutting down?

Thanks.

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[Guest guest]

It sounds like he is in the Children’s Home Based Services program. When a

person turns 18 he is considered an adult and is eligible to apply for the Adult

HBS, which is usually a formality. The programs are very similar but the adult

program has more flexibility. And the DHS policy is that you are supposed to

switch to the adult program, though that isn’t enforced very strictly. So I

would definitely encourage you to apply. But don’t call the DuPage County DHS

office; they don’t handle developmental disabilities. Call Pact Inc., which

is the DHS Division of DD’s service coordination agency (PAS agency) for

DuPage and they can guide you through doing this.

You will get the same dollar amount of services in the adult program as long as

your son is in school. When he exits school the dollar amount will go up by

50%.

Ed McManus

From: grzywa@...

Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 9:50 AM

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Subject: Home based Waiver 18 year old

My son turned 18 in March, gets the homebased waiver, and will be in

school until 22. I'm getting conflicting answers from the agencies I

work with but what I've read is that we don't have to do anything until

he's turning 22. The waiver can just stay as is, correct?

I tried calling the Department of Human Services in DuPage County last

week and the phone just rang and rang when I selected talking to a

person. May be they're getting a jump on the government shutting down?

Thanks.

__________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

Thank you. I have a new coordinator and she was asking her boss for

answers when I originally asked, so maybe she didn't get the question

right. I will re ask again this week.

Thanks again.

On Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:21:58 -0500 " E. McManus " <mcmanus06@...>

writes:

It sounds like he is in the Children’s Home Based Services program. When

a person turns 18 he is considered an adult and is eligible to apply for

the Adult HBS, which is usually a formality. The programs are very

similar but the adult program has more flexibility. And the DHS policy is

that you are supposed to switch to the adult program, though that isn’t

enforced very strictly. So I would definitely encourage you to apply. But

don’t call the DuPage County DHS office; they don’t handle developmental

disabilities. Call Pact Inc., which is the DHS Division of DD’s service

coordination agency (PAS agency) for DuPage and they can guide you

through doing this.

You will get the same dollar amount of services in the adult program as

long as your son is in school. When he exits school the dollar amount

will go up by 50%.

Ed McManus

From: grzywa@...

Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 9:50 AM

IPADDUnite

Subject: Home based Waiver 18 year old

My son turned 18 in March, gets the homebased waiver, and will be in

school until 22. I'm getting conflicting answers from the agencies I

work with but what I've read is that we don't have to do anything until

he's turning 22. The waiver can just stay as is, correct?

I tried calling the Department of Human Services in DuPage County last

week and the phone just rang and rang when I selected talking to a

person. May be they're getting a jump on the government shutting down?

Thanks.

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[Guest guest]

When Angel turned 18, we didn't have to do anything about the Child's Home Based

Waiver. When she turned 22, then it turned into the Adult waiver. As long as

your son is still in school, you don't have to do anything.

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> My son turned 18 in March, gets the homebased waiver, and will be in

> school until 22. I'm getting conflicting answers from the agencies I

> work with but what I've read is that we don't have to do anything until

> he's turning 22. The waiver can just stay as is, correct?

> I tried calling the Department of Human Services in DuPage County last

> week and the phone just rang and rang when I selected talking to a

> person. May be they're getting a jump on the government shutting down?

>

> Thanks.

> ____________________________________________________________

> 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27!

> Mom Reveals $5 Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors!

> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e356c35f2fc9313b86st05duc

>