AHVP Nursing Home Pilot Pre-Application
Medicaid defines a skilled nursing facility as “A nursing facility with the
staff and equipment to give skilled nursing care and, in most cases, skilled
rehabilitative services and other related health services” and skilled
nursing care as “care like intravenous injections that can only be given by
a registered nurse or doctor.” You can check if your place of residence is
certified as a skilled nursing facility by going to
https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?providerType=NursingHome
and entering the name and location of your residence.
This application can be submitted online until July 15, 2021 at the
following link: https://tinyurl.com/AHVPapp . You may also submit this
application by mail by sending it to the following address:
Stavros, attn: AHVP pilot
210 Old Farm Road
Amherst, MA 01002
If sending by mail, it must be postmarked by July 15, 2021.
After submitting this application, it will be sent to the Center for
Independent Living (CIL) in your area. They will follow up with you to
confirm receipt and possibly request more details, including verification of
your residence in a Skilled Nursing Facility. The following are equally
acceptable forms of verification:
- A verifier fills out and signs the optional “verification” section on the
pre-application. A verifier can be your social worker, case worker,
care manager, nursing home staff, a doctor, RN, or medical
practitioner
- Letter or email from a verifier stating that you reside in a particular
skilled nursing facility
- Signature of CIL employee who has personal knowledge that you are
a nursing home resident (“Personal knowledge” means that they have
first-hand information such as having visited)
- MassHealth statement that establishes residence