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For questions, contact Senior Information & Assistance
at 707-468-5132 (or 1-800-510-2020 within Lake and |
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Home-Based Care |
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In-Home Supportive
Services (IHSS) Toll-Free...................................................................... 888-221-2204 Assists clients
in remaining safely in their own homes. Helps locate, hire, train, and
supervise in-home care providers who assist with tasks the clients aren't
able to perform themselves (e.g., bathe, dress, clean house, grocery shop,
etc.). Eligibility: Medi-Cal eligible,
65+ or legally blind or disabled by Social Security standards, disabled
children. See www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/DepartmentDirectory/Social_Services.htm. Note: Home Health Home visits by
medical professionals (such as registered nurses,
physical/occupational/speech therapists), and social workers, for those
unable to leave home to receive these services. Prescribed by a doctor and
paid by medical insurance subject to policy limitations. Redbud Community
Hospital/Adventist Health Home Care Services 9245 Hwy 53, Mail to: Home visits by
medical professionals (such as registered nurses,
physical/occupational/speech therapists) and social workers for those unable
to leave home to receive these services. Eligibility: Under the direction of a physician;
Medicare, Medi-Cal, private health insurance, and Workman's Compensation are
accepted. Doctor's order plus documentation and insurance authorization
required. See www.redbudcommunityhospital.com. Sutter Lakeside
Home Medical Services Home visits by
medical professionals (such as registered nurses,
physical/occupational/speech therapists) and social workers for those unable
to leave home to receive these services. Eligibility: Prescribed by a doctor and paid by medical
insurance subject to policy limitations.
See www.sutterlakeside.org. Note: Care
Management These programs
develop plans for coordinated care of individuals who, because of age,
illness, disability, or other difficulties, are unable to arrange for
services on their own behalf. Services include assessment of needs,
coordination of needed services, and monitoring/follow-up of services, to
determine their effectiveness. Only non-profit
care management agencies are listed below. The National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers provides a registry of private pay
care managers with a specialized focus on issues related to aging and elder
care at www.caremanager.org. Community Care
Management Corp. Multi-program,
private non-profit agency that helps people in
CCHAP provides
case management to persons in Lake and
Linkages care
management serves adults with disabilities who need help to manage at home.
Eligibility: Persons 18 or older with
a disability who require assistance to remain safely at home. (Note: Linkages
cannot serve persons who are eligible for
MSSP provides
social and health care management to assist persons age 65+ to remain safely
at home. Eligibility: Age 65+,
Medi-Cal eligible without a share of cost, and at risk for institutionalization.
Private Pay Caregiver Agencies/Registries A Family Friend, LLC Toll-Free...................................................................... 866-937-1298 Provides services
that include homemaking chores, personal care, escort and shopping,
protective supervision, respite, social reassurance, and end-of-life care. A
nurse-owned, licensed, bonded, insured company. Services provided 24/7. Free
in-home assessments. Free Mediplanners. See www.afamilyfriend.net. Full Spectrum
Senior Care .................................................... 263-4893 or
349-1568
or 295-7056 Provides services
including personal care, homemaking chores, escort and shopping. Highlands Senior
Service Center, Inc. Maintains a
registry of screened in-home caregivers. Provides services
including homemaking, chores, personal care, escort and shopping. Services
provided 24/7. Free in-home assessments. See www.californiacarellc.com. Mendocino Nursing
Services Services by
Registered Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, including but not limited
to, physician ordered injections and medications, respiratory and wound care,
and pain control management. (Sister agency to Caregiver Respite & Support Note: Respite
Services for Caregivers Provides
supervision and care of clients while the usual caregiver receives a break. 141 Stony Cir., Toll-Free...................................................................... 800-834-1636 Provides
counseling and support for family caregivers of adults with brain impairments
through education, research, services, and advocacy. Helpful factsheets and
links at website: www.redwoodcrc.org.
Eligibility: Caregivers of adults with
brain impairments. Call Konocti Senior
Support, Inc. Friendly Visitors Home visits by
trained volunteers who offer friendship, understanding, and companionship. Eligibility:
Age 55+ and homebound, isolated, lonely or needing comfort and support. Triple 'S'
Institute (Senior Support Services) Friendly Visitors 9470 Mendenhall, Visits by senior
volunteers to seniors who are housebound or living in care facilities. You Are Not Alone
– Mail to: Daily
"check-in" phone call by volunteers to elderly and/or frail
individuals who are alone at home Mon. – Fri. except holidays. If no answer,
a welfare check is done in the following order: phone company, pre-designated
neighbor, fire department notified. Youth for Seniors Provides
community service alternative to incarceration for at-risk youths.
Adult-supervised teams of three prune, rake, weed-wack, clean gutters, and
exterior windows. Eligibility:
Low-income seniors unable to perform the work themselves and/or
financially unable to hire someone to do it. |
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