Before an ADW Member Stays With Family Across the Pennsylvania

A temporary stay with family in Pennsylvania needs its own support discussion for a West Virginia ADW member. An existing attendant schedule should not be treated as portable across the state line.

Give the team the real stay details

Tell the assigned case manager and agency the temporary address, intended dates and ordinary assistance needed during the visit. Explain that this is temporary travel rather than a permanent move. Ask what the ADW policy means for the actual arrangement and how the absence should be recorded.

Do not infer an exception from a private agency's service-area map or from a past cross-border medical appointment. Those facts do not establish that the member's existing funded services can be delivered at the temporary home.

Build the receiving household's plan

Walk through a typical day with the person and the family hosting them. Identify who has agreed to meals, personal assistance and other ordinary tasks, which tasks require qualified care, and what remains unanswered. A host's invitation does not automatically mean that host can supply all the needed assistance.

If private support is being considered, confirm the exact address, tasks, staffing and terms with that provider. Keep this separate from any question about ADW coverage. Ask the existing team what it needs before services resume at home, particularly if dates change.

Make the travel decision using the support that has actually been confirmed. If a necessary part is missing, discuss alternatives before departure rather than expecting the visiting family to solve it on arrival.

Discuss ordinary help at home

For separately arranged nonmedical assistance, our Morgantown care team can discuss the person's requested tasks and timing. Contact the local care team to ask about the actual scope, schedule and available staffing.