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As you may already know, the Attendant Care Medicaid Waiver was implemented on September 1, 1995. The Waiver expands home and community-based service by allowing the State of Pennsylvania to use federal Medical Assistance funds, traditionally earmarked for nursing home care, to pay for Attendant Care services. This may seem like a high number, but consider the fact that another 880 consumers continue to languish on a waiting list for service, faced with the threat of placement in a nursing home without Personal Assistance Services. In order to be found eligible for the Medicaid Waiver, persons with disabilities must be both in need of a nursing home level of care and be Medicaid-eligible. These determinations are made in conjunction with the Area Agency on Aging and the local County Assistance Office.