Program
Illinois in-home care (Community Care Program)
An Illinois program that pays for in-home help so older adults can stay out of a nursing home.
What it can pay for
- a home care aide
- personal care
- homemaker help
- adult day care
- respite care
- a medical alert button
- medical equipment
- meals
- caregiver pay
- Official name
- Illinois Community Care Program (CCP) / Persons who are Elderly Waiver — in-home help, NOT home modifications
- Where
- IL
- Status
- Program running
- Most it pays
- $7,349 monthly
- About the amount
- Monthly Service Cost Maximum set by your Determination of Need (DON) score: In-Home $786/mo at DON 29 up to $7,349/mo at DON 100; Adult Day $1,597 to $13,923 (effective 1/1/2026). No cost share/co-pay under current rules.
- Housing rules
- No ownership test — delivered wherever you live in the community; cannot be living in a nursing facility.
- How long it takes
- Eligibility decision within 30 calendar days of a completed referral; interim services start within 2 business days if at imminent risk of a nursing home.
- How to apply
- Call the Senior HelpLine, press #4 for CCP after choosing a language, or call your local Care Coordination Unit directly.
- Does not pay for
- CCP/Elderly waiver covers NO home modifications at all — that's only in the separate Persons with Disabilities waiver, which must be entered before the person's 60th birthday (can stay on it after 60).
- Official source
- hfs.illinois.gov
- Last checked
- January 1, 2026