CS
Community Supports
Non-medical services covered by Medi-Cal that solve real-world barriers to health: housing navigation, medically tailored meals, transitional rent, and home accessibility upgrades.
How it works
Providing shelter, safety, and stability through Medi-Cal — so you can heal, live independently, and avoid higher levels of care.
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Housing Transition Navigation
Support for individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness to navigate housing transitions and connect to appropriate healthcare — addressing housing as a social driver of health.
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Housing Tenancy & Sustaining Services
Help securing and keeping stable housing, with wraparound support to address the healthcare and life-stability needs that go with it.
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Housing Deposits
Assistance with the deposits required to move into a new home — removing a common financial barrier to housing stability for Medi-Cal members.
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Short-Term Post-Hospitalization Housing
Temporary housing for members discharged from the hospital with no safe place to recover, preventing readmissions and supporting a smoother return home.
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Recuperative Care
A safe, stable environment for people no longer needing acute hospital care but who still need support before returning home — promoting recovery and avoiding readmission.
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Personal Care & Homemaker Services
In-home help with activities of daily living and household tasks, so members can stay independent and well in their own homes.
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Day Habilitation Programs
Educational, social, and recreational programming that builds skills, independence, and community integration tailored to participant goals.
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Community Transition Services
Coordination, home modifications, and care planning to help members move from a nursing facility back into the community successfully.
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Nursing Facility Diversion
Support to keep members in assisted-living or community settings instead of long-term institutional care whenever it's safe to do so.
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Caregiver Respite
Temporary in-home or facility-based care that gives family caregivers time to rest, recharge, and tend to their own needs.
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Environmental Accessibility Adaptations
Ramps, lifts, widened doorways, handrails, grab bars, and other modifications that make your home safer and more accessible.
Proven results
The challenge — and the impact
Statewide data from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Medi-Cal, and CalAIM.
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Pre-approved Community Supports available statewide
Source · DHCS Community Supports Policy Guide
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Of Medi-Cal managed care plans now offer Community Supports
Source · DHCS CalAIM
ReadJuly 2022
CalAIM launched Community Supports to replace costlier care
Source · DHCS
ReadHow we overcome it
What Pacific Health Group does about it
Each challenge above is paired with the concrete way our care model addresses it on the ground.
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We deliver the services CalAIM made possible
Housing transition, recuperative care, medically tailored meals, sobering centers — we operationalize the Community Supports your plan authorized, on the ground, with the right people.
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Zero paperwork for the member
We coordinate eligibility, authorizations, and billing directly with the Medi-Cal managed care plan so members never see a bill or a denial letter.
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Built for the populations CalAIM prioritized
Unhoused members, members leaving institutions, members with disabilities — the people Community Supports was designed for are the people we serve every day.
Who it's for
Does any of this sound like you or someone you know?
Community Supports is designed for the situations below. If even one fits you or someone you love, you likely qualify at no cost through your Medi-Cal plan.
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Members at risk of eviction
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Recovering from illness at home
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Recently transitioned from institutional care
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Unhoused members needing housing navigation or deposits
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Members with chronic conditions who need medically tailored meals
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Family caregivers in need of respite or in-home support
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Members needing home modifications for accessibility or safety
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Individuals leaving a shelter or recuperative care placement
What's included
Benefits
Tangible support you can count on from day one — fully covered by your Medi-Cal plan.
Housing navigation & deposits
We help members find housing, complete applications, and cover move-in deposits — removing the upfront financial barrier that keeps people on the street.
Medically tailored meals
Nutritionist-designed meals delivered to your door for chronic conditions like diabetes, heart failure, or post-discharge recovery — food as medicine.
Home modifications & sobering
Ramps, grab bars, and accessibility upgrades that keep members safe at home, plus access to sobering centers as a humane alternative to the ER.
Transitional rent assistance
Short-term rental support for members at risk of eviction or moving out of an institutional setting — bridging the gap until stable income returns.
Recuperative & post-hospital care
A safe place to recover after a hospital stay when going home isn't an option — preventing readmissions and giving you time to heal.
Personal care & in-home help
Help with daily tasks, household needs, and caregiver respite so members can stay independent and well in their own homes.
Ready to get started?
Become a member online in minutes, or call us and a specialist will walk you through it — at no cost when covered by Medi-Cal.