Georgia Medicaid program
EDWP home care guidance for Georgia families
Koi Health Services helps families understand how Georgia Medicaid and the Elderly & Disabled Waiver Program may support safe, dignified in-home care across Georgia when someone qualifies and services are approved.
What the Georgia EDWP program can help pay for
EDWP is part of the Georgia Medicaid conversation for families who need help with in-home care. When someone qualifies and services are approved, Medicaid may help cover hands-on support that makes it safer to remain at home.
How the program process works
Families may need to work through eligibility review, assessment, care planning, and case-management steps. Koi helps families understand the process and gather the information needed for the next stage.
Why families care so much about EDWP
For many Georgia families, EDWP represents a path toward keeping a loved one safe at home while reducing the financial pressure of paying entirely out of pocket for support.
What the Georgia EDWP program is
The Elderly & Disabled Waiver Program (EDWP) is a Georgia Medicaid pathway that helps some older adults and people with qualifying disabilities receive support in the home or community rather than move directly into a nursing facility when home-based care is appropriate.
Families often come across the terms CCSP and SOURCE while learning about EDWP. These pathways are commonly associated with how services are coordinated and delivered for individuals who need help staying safe, supported, and as independent as possible at home.
Built around home-based care
The goal is to support eligible individuals in the setting they prefer whenever home care can be delivered safely and appropriately.
Designed to reduce institutional placement
EDWP conversations are often relevant when a loved one needs meaningful support but the family hopes to avoid nursing-home placement.
Who may qualify for EDWP
- Adults age 65 and older, or adults with qualifying physical disabilities, may be eligible depending on program requirements.
- Applicants typically need Georgia Medicaid eligibility or need to be evaluated for Medicaid-related eligibility under the program pathway.
- A functional assessment is generally used to determine whether in-home support is appropriate instead of nursing-facility placement.
- Care needs, cost rules, and program availability can affect whether someone qualifies and what services may be approved.
Every family situation is different. The safest way to describe the program is that someone may qualify based on age or disability status, Medicaid-related rules, functional needs, and formal assessment outcomes.
What EDWP commonly covers
When a family qualifies and services are approved, Georgia Medicaid may help pay for hands-on in-home support that helps someone remain safer at home. Exact services depend on assessment, care-plan approval, and program requirements.
Personal support with bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility, and daily routines
Respite support that gives family caregivers dependable relief
Home-delivered meals and other practical in-home supports when appropriate
Adult day health, emergency response support, and selected community-based options
Skilled nursing or medically related support when included in the authorized care plan
Structured care coordination through the broader CCSP and SOURCE delivery pathways
What EDWP does not usually cover
Families also need a realistic picture of what Medicaid-supported home care usually does not pay for. This helps set expectations early and makes the next-step conversation more productive.
Heavy housekeeping, deep cleaning, or general home-improvement work
Yard work, home repairs, and errands that are not tied to the approved care plan
Companionship-only visits without hands-on care when the program requires more direct support needs
Around-the-clock live-in care when that level of support is outside the approved plan structure
Medical procedures that must be performed by separately licensed clinical providers outside the authorized home-care arrangement
Services EDWP may help support
Approved services vary based on the individual care plan, assessment results, and Georgia program requirements. Many families searching for EDWP home care in Georgia want to know whether the program can support both daily living and medically informed oversight.
Personal support with bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility, and daily routines
Respite support that gives family caregivers dependable relief
Home-delivered meals and other practical in-home supports when appropriate
Adult day health, emergency response support, and selected community-based options
Skilled nursing or medically related support when included in the authorized care plan
Structured care coordination through the broader CCSP and SOURCE delivery pathways
Why families use Koi for the EDWP conversation
- Georgia-focused care coordination with a team that understands local home-care conversations
- A family-owned and locally owned agency that is built around relationships rather than franchise volume
- A compassionate, medically focused approach that helps families think through safety, timing, and next steps
- Clear intake support for families, referral partners, and caregivers trying to understand what to do first
- A care experience built around dignity, communication, consistency, and treating clients like family at home
A better first conversation
Families do not just need a list of services. They need help understanding what may fit, what Georgia Medicaid may require, and how to move from uncertainty to a clearer care plan. Koi brings that support as a family-owned, locally owned Georgia agency that wants clients to feel cared for, informed, and never lost in a franchise-style process.
Go to the EDWP intake formHow the EDWP process can begin
Step 1
Start the EDWP conversation
Families can contact Koi to explain current care needs, home routines, recent health changes, and what kind of support may be needed.
Step 2
Review eligibility and program direction
We help you understand the basic EDWP conversation, including how Medicaid, assessment, and Georgia program pathways may fit into the process.
Step 3
Complete the intake form for next steps
Once your family is ready, complete the EDWP intake below so the case-management handoff can move forward with the right details in place.
What families often need to gather
It often helps to have recent care concerns, Medicaid information, current support needs, physician details, and family contact information. That makes the intake much easier to complete accurately.
Talk with Koi
Families can reach out 24/7 for short-term support, long-term planning, respite care, or medically focused help at home.
How the process works
Step 1
Tell us what is happening now
Share your loved one’s needs, timeline, location, and any urgent concerns so we can guide the next step clearly.
Step 2
Review the right care plan
We help you sort through schedule options, service types, and the level of support that fits your family best.
Step 3
Begin care with confidence
Once the plan is aligned, we coordinate the transition into care and keep communication organized as needs evolve.
Next steps
Complete the EDWP intake form online
This digital intake is modeled on your SOURCE intake workflow so families can begin the process directly on the website. After submission, your team can review the information and move it to the case-manager next-step process.
Frequently asked EDWP questions
What is the Georgia Elderly & Disabled Waiver Program (EDWP)?
EDWP is a Georgia Medicaid home- and community-based pathway that helps eligible older adults and people with qualifying disabilities receive support at home instead of entering a nursing facility when in-home care is appropriate.
What are CCSP and SOURCE?
CCSP and SOURCE are commonly referenced Georgia program pathways connected with EDWP services. Families often hear these names during the eligibility and care-coordination process because they help organize how home- and community-based services are delivered.
Who may qualify for EDWP in Georgia?
Eligibility depends on several factors, including age or disability status, Medicaid-related financial rules, functional needs, and whether the person meets the level-of-care standards used for nursing-facility alternatives. Qualification is not automatic, so families should explore the process directly.
What kinds of services can EDWP include?
Depending on the person’s assessment and approved plan, services may include personal support, respite, meals, emergency response support, adult day health, skilled nursing-related supports, and other home- or community-based services that help someone remain safely at home.
How do we get started with EDWP?
A strong first step is to contact Koi so we can help you talk through the situation, understand what information may be needed, and point you toward the right next steps for Georgia Medicaid and program assessment.
Can Koi promise EDWP approval?
No. Approval depends on Georgia program requirements and formal eligibility review. Koi can help families understand the conversation, prepare for next steps, and move forward more clearly, but we do not guarantee approval.
Georgia EDWP support
If EDWP may be part of your family’s next step, let’s make the process clearer.
Koi Health Services can help you talk through the home-care situation, understand the program conversation, and move toward the right Georgia in-home support path with more clarity and confidence.