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We offer assistance with the following activities of daily living:

Ambulation
Ambulating  - assistance with walking

Transferring
– assistance with moving from a bed to a chair or moving from a wheelchair to a commode


Personal Hygiene

Bathing
– verbal reminders to take a bath, preparation of the bath, assistance in and out of the bath/shower, and or physical assistance with bathing and/or drying off

Grooming
– verbal reminder to do the task, assistance with shaving, application of make-up and/or body lotion or cream, brushing or combing hair, brushing teeth and/or other grooming activities

Dressing
– verbal reminder to do the task, and/or physical assistance with putting on clothing


Health Care

Medication Oversight
– assistance with self-administration of prescription and non-prescription medication.  This assistance is limited to:
  • Verbal reminder
  • Assistance with opening the bottle or bubble pack
  • Reading the directions from the label
  • Checking the dosage according to the label directions
  • Assistance with ordering medications from the drug store
Medical Appointments – assist with scheduling medical appointments, accompanying the recipient to medical appointments


Household Maintenance

Laundry
– separating,  washing, drying, folding and storing

Light Housekeeping
– vacuuming, mopping floors, cleaning bathroom and kitchen, making the bed.  These tasks should only be performed in the area of the home used exclusively by the recipient. 


Safety/Supervision

Assistance with evacuation, reinforcement to maintain safety awareness, emergency recognition and proper response procedures 

Nutrition

Eating
– verbal reminder to eat, cutting up food, partial assistance with feeding, and/or assistance with adaptive feeding devices

Meal Preparation and Storage

Grocery Shopping
– including the purchase of personal hygiene items and medications.  The recipient does not have to accompany the worker to the store


Recreation/Social

Assist with participating in leisure activities


Bowel/Bladder

Toileting
– verbal reminder to toilet, assistance with bladder and/or bowel requirements, including bedpan routines.  This does not include insertion or removal of a catheter.

Transportation
For community, social, leisure, errands, medical appointments

Services can be funded by the following methods:

Insurance

Long-term care insurance gives you financial protection against the cost of long-term care services. Make sure you buy the right long-term care insurance policy that is right for you.

Click here for a great guide to Long Term Health Insurance

Paid By

     

Insurance Company

Services

     

Some policies offer more coverage than other polices. Read the policy carefully to see what is and what isn't covered.

Care Level

   

Supervision - Maximum Assistance

 Population

     

Some people might not be able to get a long-term care insurance policy because they have a pre-existing condition. A pre-existing condition is a health problem you have before getting a new insurance policy.

 Financial

     

It is better to buy a long-term care insurance policy at a younger age when premiums are lower. If this is done, a periodic review is advised to make sure your policy covers your current and future long-term care needs.

 

Contact

     

Advanced Personal Care


Private

*Effective 10.1.2020

$18.00 per hour billed daily/weekly


Paid By

     

Cash/Check/Money Order

Services

     

Any activities of daily living requested

Care Level

     

Supervision – Maximum Assistance

 Population

     

Ages 3 and older

 Financial

     

No requirements

Contact

      Advanced Personal Care

Medicaid/Medicaid Waiver 

These programs are based on federal criteria which allow services to be provided in a home or community-based setting for the recipient who would otherwise require institutional/nursing home care. 


 Paid By

     State and Federal funds

 Services

   
  • NOW (New Opportunities Waiver)
  • PAS (Personal Assistant Services) 
  • LTPCS (Long Term Personal Care Services)
  • EPSDT (Early Periodic Screening & Diaganostic Testing 
  • Children's Choice

*We do not provide SIL Services

 Care Level

    Supervision - Maximum Assistance

 Population

   

Age 3 years and older

 Financial

    Income and resource levels do apply, contact APC for most updated levels

 Contact

    Advanced Personal Care


726 Ryan Street, Suite B, Lake Charles, LA  70601
337.433.6611/877.471.6737/FAX 337.721.8080    

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