Understanding ALTCS Before You Need It

What is ALTCS?

ALTCS is Arizona's Medicaid program for people who meet specific medical and financial requirements for long-term care.

Depending on eligibility and assessed needs, services may include nursing facility care, assisted living services, or support that allows someone to remain in their own home.

You don't necessarily have to move into a nursing home to receive assistance.

Start With the Questions That Matter

Before making decisions about long-term care, it helps to understand what you're facing.

• What kinds of care might ALTCS cover?

• How are medical and financial eligibility determined?

• Can someone receive care while remaining at home?

• What should families know before applying?

• When is it time to speak with an elder law attorney?

You don't need to know every answer today. You need a reliable place to begin.

Your Free ALTCS Guide

ALTCS is confusing. Most people find that out the hard way, usually in a hospital hallway or a caseworker’s office, with no time left to figure it out.

This 11-page guide, written for Arizona, walks you through the basics: what ALTCS is, how eligibility works, what the application involves, and the questions to bring to an attorney or financial professional.

Plain language. No Medicaid background needed.

Just a place to start making sense of it.

 An Important Clarification

GuideWyze is not a law firm and does not provide legal, financial, or Medicaid application services. ALTCS information provided by GuideWyze is educational only. For ALTCS planning and applications, GuideWyze refers families to licensed elder law attorneys.