Here’s something a lot of families don’t know: in Pennsylvania, that care can sometimes be paid care. Not through a loophole, through the same Medicaid program that already exists to keep people in their own homes instead of a nursing facility.

We’ll be straight with you, because that’s how we do everything at Golden Key: this depends on the program your loved one qualifies for, and there are rules. But when it works, it means you can keep caring for the person you love and be recognized for it.

Pennsylvania’s Medicaid long-term care program is called Community HealthChoices (CHC). It has an option called Services My Way that lets a person who needs care choose their own caregiver—including, in many cases, a family member or close friend. Every family situation is different, and the state (not Golden Key) decides eligibility.

No Experience Necessary, We’ll Train You

If accepted, you don’t need to be a nurse, an aide, or have any prior caregiving credentials to be paid to care for your own family member through this program. What you need is:

• To pass background clearances
• To complete a short required orientation (we help with this)
• The willingness to show up for someone you already love