CHOICES

Tennessee's CHOICES program provides older adults (age 65 and older) & adults with physical disabilities (age 21 and older) who are eligible for needed long-term services and supports in the home/community setting or in a nursing facility.

CHOICES offers services to help a person live in their own home or in the community; these services are considered Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). These services assist individuals with daily living activities and allow people to work and be actively involved in their local community. If needed, CHOICES also provides care in a nursing facility as an alternative to HCBS.

All members in CHOICES are assigned to a group. There are three groups (1, 2 and 3) which provide specific services based on the individual’s needs.

To become a CHOICES participant, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

To qualify for and remain in CHOICES Groups 1 and 2, you must:

To qualify for and remain in CHOICES Group 3, you must:

To qualify for Medicaid long-term services and supports: (1) Your income can't be more than $2,829 per month for 2024 (three times the SSI Federal Benefit limit; changes annually) If it is, you may be able to set up a Qualifying Income Trust; (2) The total value of things you own can't be more than $2,000 (The home where you live doesn't count); AND (3) You can't have given away or sold anything for less than what it's worth in the last five (5) years.