Short answer
STAR+PLUS HCBS also functions as Texas's primary in-home-services Medicaid waiver, delivering the same core services -- personal assistance, respite, home-delivered meals, emergency response, minor home modifications -- at the member's residence instead of inside a facility.
What it does not cover
Rent, mortgage, utilities and food are not covered -- only the care services themselves.
Who helps locally
In Tarrant County, the Area Agency on Aging of Tarrant County (817-258-8000) coordinates local help with applying. Outside Tarrant County -- Parker, Johnson, Denton and Wise counties -- the North Central Texas Council of Governments Aging and Disability Resource Center (800-272-3921) covers this instead.
