HB101 Minnesota - MA Housing Stabilization Services
Housing Stabilization Services is a Medical Assistance (MA) advantage that assists individuals with disabilities and seniors discover and keep real estate.
It is for people who are experiencing homelessness, at threat of homelessness, at danger of institutionalization, or living in an institution or some kinds of group settings, including ICF-DDs, nursing centers, Adult Foster Care, and Board and Lodge.
Read this article to find out more about Real estate Stabilization Services or see a short video about how it works. If you think these services may assist you, respond to a couple of fast questions to see if and how you can get Real estate Stabilization Services.
What It Offers
There are three kinds of Real estate Stabilization Services:
- Real estate assessment: A real estate consultant assists an individual who doesn't have MA case management establish a person-centered plan that addresses their requirements, wants, and objectives for living in the neighborhood. - Examples: Developing a real estate focused person-centered plan based on the person's needs, desires, and goals for real estate; assisting an individual make an informed option in their real estate shift or sustaining services supplier; providing resources related to non-housing goals; and collaborating with other company currently dealing with the individual.
- Examples: Helping the individual believe about preferred real estate; with the real estate search and application procedures; establishing a budget plan; comprehending a lease; and paying for moving expenditures.
- Important: You do not require a source of real estate financing, earnings, or task in order to get real estate shift services.
- Examples: Education on tenant-landlord rights and duties; coaching to develop relationships with residential or commercial property managers and next-door neighbors; training on how to be a good renter; lease compliance; and problem-solving to preserve real estate stability.
Note: Real Estate Stabilization Services do not spend for real estate or goods.
To find out more about these services, download a PDF brochure (also available in Hmong, Somali, and Spanish), or go to the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) website.
If you are interested in become a Real estate Stabilization Services supplier, this brochure can assist you understand how.
HB101's Vault lets you do activities that help you make your real estate strategy. With a complimentary account, you can utilize the Real estate Sustaining Plan course. It helps you consider how your team can assist you, what action steps you can take to keep residing in your existing location, and how to make certain you have sufficient money.
Who It Helps
To get Real estate Stabilization Services, you need to:
- Have Medical Assistance (MA) protection
- Be 18 or older
- Have a disability - Your special needs does not need to meet Social Security's adult requirements for disability. Disabilities can include physical impairments, psychological disease, compound usage condition, and other conditions.
- The program handbook has information about which kinds of special needs might certify.
- Experiencing homelessness
- At risk of homelessness (including being doubled up, requiring services to keep your real estate, or you experienced homelessness in the past and now are being released from a correctional, medical, mental health, or compound utilize disorder treatment center without a long-term location to live).
- Vacating (or vacated in the last six months) an organization, nursing facility, or specific other group settings like Board and Lodge or Adult Foster Care, or.
- At risk of institutionalization.
- Communication.
- Mobility.
- Decision-making, or.
- Managing moods or habits
How to Get Services
- I have a disability determination from Social Security or the State Medical Review Team (SMRT).
- I get Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.
- I get Medical Assistance (MA) based on having a special needs or I get MA-EPD.
- I have a verification of disability for HUD programs.
- I have a Professional Statement of Need based on my impairment. (Form DHS-7122).
- I have Medical Opinion Form documenting my disability. (Form DHS-2114).
- I have an impairment decision from Social Security or the State Medical Review Team (SMRT).
- I get Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.
- I get Medical Assistance (MA) based upon having a disability or I get MA-EPD.
- I have a confirmation of special needs for HUD programs.
- I have a Professional Statement of Need based on my special needs. (Form DHS-7122).
- I have Medical Opinion Form recording my special needs. (Form DHS-2114).
Next Steps: Contact Coordinated Entry or a Real Estate Consultant
- Try calling your regional Coordinated Entry Access Point to get a Coordinated Entry Assessment. Coordinated Entry assists people who are homeless or at risk of losing their real estate. Tell them you have an impairment, share with them your proof of impairment (that you get advantages based upon it, have an Expert Statement of Need, have a Medical Opinion Form, or are 65 or older), and say that you desire Real estate Stabilization Services. They might link you to a Real estate Consultant or other suppliers who can help you with Real estate Stabilization Services.
- Find a Real estate Consultant using Minnesota Aging and Disability Resources or the Department of Human Services MHCP Search (ensure to set "Sub Type" to "Real Estate Stabilization Services"). A Real estate Consultant can help you make a Real estate Focused Person-Centered Plan. Your plan can help you link with a Real estate Stabilization Services company, who might assist you with services for transition (moving from one location to another) or sustaining (keeping your present place).
Next Steps: Contact Coordinated Entry or a Real Estate Consultant
- Try contacting your regional Coordinated Entry Access Indicate get a Coordinated Entry Assessment. Coordinated Entry assists individuals who are homeless or at threat of losing their real estate. Tell them you have an impairment and that you desire Real estate Stabilization Services. They may connect you to a Real estate Consultant or other service providers who can help you with Real estate Stabilization Services.
- Find a Real estate Consultant utilizing Minnesota Aging and Disability Resources or the Department of Human Services MHCP Search (make certain to set "Sub Type" to "Real Estate Stabilization Services"). A Real estate Consultant can help you see if you have any documentation of your impairment or can help you with an Expert Statement of Need. Then, they can assist you make a Real estate Focused Person-Centered Plan. Your strategy can help you link with a Real estate Stabilization Services service provider, who may help you with services for shift (moving from one location to another) or sustaining (keeping your existing place).
- Contact your regional Coordinated Entry Access Point to get a Coordinated Entry Assessment. Coordinated Entry can help individuals who are homeless or at danger of losing their real estate.
- Since you do not have a special needs, you can't get Real estate Stabilization Services. If you aren't sure, Chat with a Hub professional to get help comprehending if you have a condition that might certify you for Real estate Stabilization Services.
Next Steps: Contact Coordinated Entry and Disability Hub MN
- Contact your regional Coordinated Entry Access Indicate get a Coordinated Entry Assessment. Coordinated Entry can assist individuals who are homeless or at threat of losing their real estate.
- For Real Estate Stabilization Services, you must have a disabling condition. Chat with a Hub professional to get help comprehending if you have a special needs or other condition that might qualify you for Real estate Stabilization Services.
Next Step: Get MA
- You need to have MA to get Real estate Stabilization Services. Look for MA at your county or tribal human services workplace.
- Chat with a Hub professional to get assist discovering if you can get MA.
Next Step: Discover other real estate programs and services
- Real estate Stabilization Services assist people who are homeless or at threat of losing their real estate, or who are at threat of institutionalization since they do not get the services they require to be able to remain in their home. For other kinds of programs and services that might assist you with your real estate, see HB101's Programs page.
Next Step: Contact your waiver case supervisor
- Contact your waiver case supervisor and ask about Real estate Stabilization Services. Your case supervisor can assist you with a Coordinated Services and Supports Plan. This plan helps you link with a Real estate Stabilization Services supplier, who may help you with services for shift (moving from one place to another) or sustaining (keeping your present place).
Next Step: Contact your case supervisor, care organizer, or nurse navigator
- Contact your waiver case manager or your MSHO/MSC+ care coordinator/nurse navigator and inquire about Real estate Stabilization Services. They can assist you produce a formal plan (EW Coordinated Services and Supports Plan or MSHO/MSC+ Coordinated (Collaborative) Care Plan). Your strategy assists you get in touch with a Real estate Stabilization Services service provider, who might help you with services for transition (moving from one location to another) or sustaining (keeping your present location).
- Chat with a Center specialist to get assist finding out if you have case management that can assist you get Real estate Stabilization Services. When you understand the response to this question, try this tool once again.
Next Step: Contact your targeted case supervisor
- Contact your targeted case manager and ask about Real estate Stabilization Services. Your targeted case manager can help you with a Real Estate Focused Person-Centered Plan. This strategy will help you get in touch with a Housing Stabilization Services company, who might help you with services for transition (moving from one place to another) or sustaining (keeping your present location).
Next Step: Contact Your County or Tribal Office
- Contact your local county or tribal human services office to check if you have actually a targeted case manager who can assist you get Housing Stabilization Services. When you understand the answer to this question, try this tool again.
- A MnCHOICES assessment is a review of your circumstance to see what long-lasting services and assistances are best for you.
- Chat with a Center professional to get help learning if you have had a MnCHOICES evaluation.
- If you haven't had a MnCHOICES assessment, contact your county or tribal human services workplace to request one. After you it, it should take place within 20 days.
- After the MnCHOICES evaluation is done, you should get the outcomes within 40 days. If you haven't gotten the results or don't understand the results, contact the MnCHOICES assessor or Chat with a Center specialist to get assistance.
- When you have had a MnCHOICES evaluation and know what services it suggests for you, attempt this tool again.
- Find a Housing Consultant using Minnesota Aging and Disability Resources or the Department of Human Services MHCP Search (ensure to set "Sub Type" to "Housing Stabilization Services"). A Housing Consultant can help you make a Housing Focused Person-Centered Plan. Your strategy can help you link with a Housing Stabilization Services supplier, who might help you with services for transition (moving from one place to another) or sustaining (keeping your current place).
Next Step: Find a Housing Consultant
- Find a Housing Consultant utilizing Minnesota Aging and Disability Resources or the Department of Human Services MHCP Search (ensure to set "Sub Type" to "Housing Stabilization Services"). A Housing Consultant can help you see if you have any paperwork of your disability or can assist you with a Professional Statement of Need. Then, they can help you make a Housing Focused Person-Centered Plan. Your plan can help you connect with a Housing Stabilization Services supplier, who may assist you with services for transition (moving from one location to another) or sustaining (keeping your current location).
- Since you do not have an impairment, you can't get Housing Stabilization Services. If you aren't sure, Chat with a Hub expert to get help understanding if you have a condition that may qualify you for Housing Stabilization Services. If you do, try this tool again.
Next Step: Contact Disability Hub MN
- For Housing Stabilization Services, you must have a disabling condition. Chat with a Center expert to get help comprehending if you have a disability or other condition that may qualify you for Housing Stabilization Services. If you do, attempt this tool once again.
See a leaflet on how to get Housing Stabilization Services.
1. Get an Evaluation
If you have MA protection, you need to get an evaluation to see if you receive Housing Stabilization Services.
You can get an assessment from:
- A certified expert, like a mental health professional, nurse professional, or doctor
- An accredited assessor (with a MnCHOICES assessment or Long-Term Care Consultation).
- A senior care organizer (includes Minnesota Senior Health Options (MSHO) and Minnesota Senior Care Plus (MSC+) care planners), or.
- A coordinated entry assessor.
2. Make a Person-Centered Plan
If the evaluation shows that Housing Stabilization Services would assist you, the next step is to get assist making or upgrading a person-centered strategy.
The individual who did your assessment might not be the exact same person who assists with the person-centered strategy:
- If you have a MA-Waiver case supervisor, MSHO/MSC+ care organizer, senior care coordinator, or Moving Home Minnesota case manager, that person will assist you update your strategy to consist of Housing Stabilization Services.
- If you have actually a targeted case supervisor, that individual will assist you finish your plan.
- If you do not have any of these individuals helping you, you can get help making a housing-focused, person-centered plan from a signed up housing consultant.Find a Housing Consultant using the Department of Human Services MHCP Search (ensure to set "Sub Type" to "Housing Stabilization Services").
No matter who helps you with your person-centered strategy, you get to decide which provider will assist you with housing shift or housing sustaining services. The provider you choose will be included in the person-centered strategy.
3. Get Approved
Then, your evaluation, evidence of impairment, and person-centered plan are sent out to the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) for approval. Once you are authorized, you can start getting your housing transition or sustaining services.