Attendant Care/Act 150 - Pennsylvania DHS
Resource Details
If you have a physical disability, the state-funded Act 150 program may be available to you to continue to live in your home and community with support and services.
Eligibility is based on a level of care assessment, a financial eligibility determination and program eligibility
To be eligible for Act 150 Services, you must:
Be a resident of Pennsylvania
Meet the level of care needs for a Skilled Nursing Facility
Be between eighteen (18) and fifty-nine (59) years of age
Be capable of a) hiring, firing, and supervising attendant care worker(s); b) managing your own financial affairs; and c) managing your own legal affairs
Be capable of directing your own care
Have a medically determinable physical impairment that is expected to last of a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) calendar months or that may result in death
Proceed through the eligbility process for the Medicaid (MA) progam and be determined financially ineligible
To take advantage of the Act 150 Program, you may be assessed a minimal co-payment. This co-payment is based on your income and will not be more than the total costs of services
Services that may be available to you include:
Personal Assistance Services
Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)
Service Coordination