Adult Services

Adult Services are provided to impaired persons who are eighteen years of age and older and to persons sixty years or older. Adult services available include the provision of case management, home-based companion services, screening for Medicaid community-based care and nursing home pplacement, screening for asmission to Adult Care Residents (Home for Adults), and other activities to aid the adult and their family.

1. Home-Based Companion Services provides for someone to perform light housekeeping, errands and some personal care duties for clients who are aged, blind, or disabled. The purpose of thise service is to maintain clients in their won homes rather than encourage institutional placements. Payments are made to agency approved providers based on the hours the person works. The maximum number of hours per week of companion services is determined on an individuak basis. No one receives more than twenty hours per week. Eligibility is restricted to persons who meet income guidlines established by the State. A waiting list is established to remain within the funding allocation of each locality.

2. Medicaid Pre-Admission Screening for Community-Based in Home Services and Nursing Home placements are completed by a social worker and a public health nurse. Approval for these services are determined by the Nursing Home Pre-Admission Screening team which meets twice monthly.

3. A Screening must be completed on all persons who enter an Adult Care Residence (Adult Home) and who need financial assistance through the auxiliary grant program for payment. The screenings are completed to determine the indicidual's level of care initially and must be updated based on changes in the level of care. All auxiliary grant recipients must be reassessed/screened once per year.