Service Description: A Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver for individuals eligible for Medi-Cal, without a Medi-Cal share of cost, who require a nursing facility level of care and wish to live in a residentia...

• Address: 1300 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA

• Website: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/ltc/Pages/AssistedLivingWaiver.aspx

• Eligibility: To be eligible to receive services as an ALW Participant, an individual must meet the following ALW eligibility criteria:- Be age 21 or older;- Have full-scope Medi-Cal eligibility with zero share of cost;- Have care needs equal to those of Medi-Cal-funded residents living and receiving care in nursing facilities;- Be willing to live in an assisted living setting as an alternative to a nursing facility;- Be able to reside safely in an assisted living facility or public subsidized housing;- Be willing to live in an assisted living setting located in one of the following counties providing ALW services: Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, or Sonoma county

• Requirements: Medi-Cal card.