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Personal Care Services
We offer assistance with the following activities of daily living:
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Ambulation
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Ambulating - assistance with walking
Transferring – assistance with moving from a bed to a chair or moving from a wheelchair to a commode
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Personal Hygiene
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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
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Health Care
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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
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Household Maintenance
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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.
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Safety/Supervision
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Assistance with evacuation, reinforcement to maintain safety awareness, emergency recognition and proper response procedures
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Nutrition
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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
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Recreation/Social
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Assist with participating in leisure activities
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Bowel/Bladder
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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.
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Transportation
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For community, social, leisure, errands, medical appointments
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Services can be funded by the following methods:
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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.
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Paid By
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Insurance Company
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Services
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Some policies offer more coverage than other polices. Read the policy carefully to see what is and what isn't covered.
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Care Level
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Supervision - Maximum Assistance
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Population
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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.
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Financial
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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.
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Contact
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Advanced Personal Care
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Private
*Effective October 1, 2017
$16.00 per hour billed daily/weekly
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Paid By
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Cash/Check/Money Order
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Services
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Any activities of daily living requested
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Care Level
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Supervision – Maximum Assistance
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Population
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Ages 3 and older
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Financial
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No requirements
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Contact
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Advanced Personal Care |
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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.
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Paid By
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State and Federal funds |
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Services
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- 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
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Care Level
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Supervision - Maximum Assistance |
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Population
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Age 3 years and older
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Financial
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Income and resource levels do apply, contact APC for most updated levels |
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Contact
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Advanced Personal Care |
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