Home Care Assistance Program (HCAP)

Homecare Assistance Program (HCAP) follows these guidelines:

• In-home cleaning services include dusting, vacuuming, mopping, kitchen clean-up, bathroom cleaning, bed changes, and trash removal. 
• General services do not include heavy chores, financial management, medication monitoring, childcare, or taking you to appointments (although a HCAP case manager can often assist you in finding such services).
• HCAP provides a maximum (12) hours of services per week. 
• Service disputes between you and your provider can be resolved by a HCAP case manager.
• All services are subject to termination f

You may be eligible for Homecare Assistance Program (HCAP) services if you:

• are between the age of 18 and 59,
• have a disability that keeps you from doing one or more homemaking tasks,
• need assistance with in-home tasks to keep you out of the hospital or out-of-home placement,
• meet MassAbility and HCAP financial guidelines, 
• live alone, with children under 18, or with an adult who has a disability, and
• are not receiving other homecare services

Note: If you are legally blind, you are not eligible for HCAP.  But you can sign up for eligibility-based services for the visually impaired.

See the below list for other homecare programs that may be available to you:

• MA Commission for the Blind (for individuals who are legally blind); 1-800-392-6450
• Aging Services Access Point (ASAP) (for individuals who are 60 and over); 1-800-243-4623
• MA Department of Public Health Services (for children with disabilities); 617-624-5070
• Personal Care Assistance Services or Group Adult Foster Care; please contact an Independent Living Center or your physician to learn more.

If you are enrolled in MassHealth and Medicare, you may be able to receive in-home services through your One C