What is a MnCHOICES assessment?

And then with Elderly Waiver, you have to have an assessment performed by the Department of Human Services. They send out a county social worker or a nurse who does an evaluation of you to make sure that you meet that nursing facility level of care. It’s called a MnCHOICES assessment. And one thing that I want to point out is that these MnCHOICE assessments right now can cause a lot of delay in the process of qualifying for Medical Assistance Elderly Waiver. We’ve had instances the last few months in Hennepin County and in Dakota County, and in other neighboring counties, where it’s taken four to six months to get someone to come out to do an evaluation under MnCHOICE assessment because there’s so many people that need these services.

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