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Services to Help You Lead a Better Quality of Life

Your health is important to us at Health Net. We can help you get care where and when you need it most. Let us help you find services that can help you live a healthy life.

Community Supports are new services provided by local organizations to help every person reach their full health potential. Health Net Medi-Cal members have access to these optional Community Supports services. If you qualify, there are 14 types of services that can help you with your health and well-being. See what you may need and qualify for.

To learn more or to sign-up for Community Supports services:

  1. Call Health Net at 800-675-6110 (TTY: 711), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  2. Call the State's Medi-Cal Health Care Options at 800-430-4263 (TTY: 800-430-7077).
  3. You may also ask your doctor or clinic about the services.

Services to Address Homelessness and Housing

Help with getting housing. This may include help with:

  • Looking for a place to live or housing.
  • How to apply for housing.
  • Making a housing support plan.

You may be able to get services if you:

  • Are listed for housing help through the local homeless Coordinated Entry System, or similar system.
  • Are experiencing homelessness.
  • Are at-risk of becoming homeless.

Help with keeping your housing once you've moved in.

This may include support with budgeting, timely rent payments, and understanding lease agreement rights and responsibilities.

You may be able to get services if you:

  • Receive Housing Transition/Navigation services
  • Are listed for housing help through the local homeless Coordinated Entry System, or a system like it.
  • Are experiencing homelessness.
  • Are at-risk of being homeless.

Help with getting housing. This includes:

  • Security deposits to get a lease.
  • First month’s coverage of utilities.
  • First and last month’s rent if required before move-in.

You may be able to get services if you:

  • Receive Housing Transition/Navigation services.
  • Are listed for housing help through the local homeless Coordinated Entry System, or a system like it.
  • Are experiencing homelessness.


Recuperative Services

Short-term housing care for those who no longer need to be in a hospital but still need to heal from injury or illness.

You may be able to get services if you:

  • Are at-risk of needing to be in the hospital, or are just out of the hospital.
  • Live alone with no formal support.
  • Face the prospect of having no housing. Or, you have housing that could harm your health without upgrades.

Short-term relief given to caregivers of those who need care or support on a short-term basis.

You may be able to get services if you:

  • Live in a place that limits your daily activity.
  • Are needing a caregiver to provide most of your support.
  • Need caregiver relief to avoid being placed in a nursing home or someplace like it.

A place where you can keep getting care for mental, or substance use disorder needs as soon as you leave a hospital.

You may be able to get services if you:

  • Are leaving healing care.
  • Are leaving an inpatient hospital.
  • Meet the HUD meaning of homeless.

A place where you can get help with alcohol or problems with drinking rather than being taken to an emergency department or jail instead.

You may be able to get services if you are:

  • Aged 18 and older and are drunk.
  • Taken to an emergency department or a jail.
  • Sent to an emergency department and are a good fit for a Sobering Center.

Services for Long-Term Well-Being in Home-Like Settings

Changes to a home to get rid of harmful asthma triggers.

You may be able to get services if you:

  • Have had poorly controlled asthma in the past 12 months as defined by:
    • An emergency department visit.
    • Being admitted into a hospital.
    • Two sick or urgent care visits.
  • Have a score of 19 or lower on the asthma control test.

Programs given to help you learn the skills needed to live in home-like settings.

They can include training on use of public transportation or how to prepare meals.

You may be able to get services if you:

  • Are experiencing homelessness.
  • Are no longer homeless and have entered housing in the last 24 months.
  • Are at-risk of being homeless. Or, home-like setting could be improved.

Changes to a home for your health and safety.

Also, changes that allow you to function freely in the home. These may include ramps and grab bars.

You may be able to get services if you:

  • Are at-risk for being placed into a nursing home.

Meals that are delivered to your home that are prepared and cooked based on your health and diet needs.

This includes meals needed after you are released from the hospital.

You may be able to get services if you:

  • Have chronic conditions.
  • Are released from the hospital or skilled nursing home.
  • Are high risk of being admitted to a hospital or nursing home placement.
  • Have major care management needs.
  • Are assessed by a registered Dietitian or licensed Nutrition Professional.

Services given to help you move out of a nursing home to community settings, like an assisted living facility.

This can also be services to you keep you from being placed in a nursing home.

You may be able to get services if you:

  • Nursing Home Transition
    • Have lived 60+ days in a nursing home.
    • Are willing to live in an assisted living facility (a place to help you with your daily medical needs) as an option to a nursing home.
    • Can live safely in an assisted living facility with support.
  • Nursing Home Diversion
    • Want to stay in the community.
    • Are willing and able to live safely in an assisted living facility with support.
    • Are now getting nursing home services or meet the lowest standard to get nursing home services.

Services given to help you if you're moving from a nursing home to a home setting where you have to pay for living costs.

You may be able to get services if you:

  • Are now getting a medically needed nursing home level of care.
  • Have lived 60+ days in a nursing home and/or Medical Respite setting.
  • Want to move back to the community.
  • Can live safely in the community with support services.

Services provided to help you with your daily living needs, such as:

  • Bathing
  • Dressing
  • Housecleaning
  • Grocery shopping

You may be able to get services if you are:

  • At-risk for being admitted to a hospital or placed in a nursing home.
  • A person that needs day-to-day help and have no other support system.
  • Approved for In-Home Supportive Services.
Last Updated: 08/23/2023