Nursing home and Assisted Living care is avoided or delayed through use of the following services:
Case Management - Trained case managers link clients with needed services in the community, monitor the services, and periodically review clients' needs.
Homemaker - Service includes housekeeping, meal planning and preparation, laundry services, and shopping for groceries, medical supplies and incidentals.
Personal Care - Services are directed at preserving the health of the elderly by assisting with personal hygiene and dressing, changing of bed linens, and preparing small meals.
Emergency Alert Response - An electronic surveillance service that monitors homebound seniors by linking them to a communication response center, which responds to emergencies.
Home Delivered Meals - Furnishes a hot, nutritious noon-time meal delivered to the client's home.
Medical Transportation - Service available to elderly persons who are without a method of traveling to medical appointments.
Adult Day Care - Benefits adults who may be isolated and can profit from participation in a group setting.
Respite Care - Affords supervision and companionship in the home, for physically disabled or mentally impaired seniors. This program is designed to periodically relieve the primary caregiver.
Home Care for the Elderly - Supplies a stipend to elderly persons requiring 24 hour care to encourage provision of care for seniors in their home or their caregivers' home.
Community Referrals - Program involves connecting seniors to needed services or items (such as legal services or shower chairs) which are provided on a volunteer or at cost basis.