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Case Management is a consumer-driven service intended to empower and assist
individuals and their families in making choices concerning in-home,
community-based or long-term care services. Services are provided by licensed
Social Workers to individuals and their caregivers, in order to assess the needs
of the person and to arrange, coordinated and monitor services to meet those
needs. Case Managers are a centralized evaluator of client needs and arranger of
services. With the client, they develop and implement a service plan to help
fill the unmet needs of the individual through both formal and informal
resources and services. Case Managers coordinate service delivery between
multiple agencies, individuals and others. They act as an agent for the client
and not as a promoter for entities providing such services.
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Home Delivered Meals (Meals on Wheels)
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Meals delivered to elderly homebound. Meals must meet one-third of the
recommended dietary allowance. The program relies on a suggested donation from
participants to meet the overall operational requirements. |
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Homemaker Services |
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Homemakers provide assistance to eligible individuals in their own homes to
restore, enhance, or maintain their capabilities for self-care and independent
living. Assistance is provided for light housekeeping, shopping, and laundry.
Homemakers may also assist those individuals who do not have nursing needs with
bathing assistance. Cost is based on a sliding fee scale. |
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Short-Term Respite |
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Respite volunteers provide companionship for homebound clients so the
caregiver can attend to personal business or recreational interests outside the
home. This allows caregivers intervals of needed relief. |
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Provides respite care to enable unpaid caregivers temporary relief (minimum
of 4 hours) from their caregiving responsibilities. Respite may be in the form
of in-home, adult day care, or facility respite for an overnight stay on an
intermittent or occasional basis. |
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| An in-home program for nutritionally at risk elderly, updating nutrition,
food safety, menu planning and money management knowledge. |
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