Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Family Care Program Expands In Wisconsin

Seven Counties in Wisconsin (Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, and Shawano) will have access to the State of Wisconsin administered Family Care Program.  This facilitates the operation of Care Management Organizations (CMO's) who staff multi county regions.  The Care Management Organizations contract with local service providers (www.homecarepath.com ) who can deliver the needed in home support.  The County operates the Aging and Disability Resource Center which intakes residents for assessment to determine eligibility for public funded programming.

Family Care Program participants are typically individuals who demonstrate a nursing home level of care on the (FES) Functional Eligibility Screen and possess assets below the listed limit.  The benefits specialist working through the (ADRC) Aging and Disability Resource Center performs the screening and then provides the individual and family with details about the varied programming. 

The State of Wisconsin would prefer to have 2 or more (CMO's) Care Management Organizations functioning in the defined multi county region.  This allows the benefits specialist in the Aging and Disability Resource Center to give the individual and family multiple options to choose from.  The Care Management Organizations will employ a (Team) social worker, registered nurse, and unit clerk, to help you manage your Medicaid benefit. 

The teams can be more responsive to an individuals change in condition and coordinate the services to fill the need.  This is a needs based approach.  This can be difficult for the community at first to understand because not every one receives the same services.  The person receives customized service  that can meet their individual need.  In this model the entre Family Care population is sharing the resources to serve more people.

Home Care Path is an in home supportive care service that contracts with Care Management Organizations to serve individuals who need help with meals, bathing, dressing, laundry, medication reminders, walking, scheduled toileting, transfers, memory loss, and so much more.  Home Care Path contracts with Family Care, Partnership, IRIS, Long Term Care Insurance, VA Non-service Related Pension, and private pay at 20.00 per hour to help elders in their home. 

Home Care Path celebrates 4 years of successfully serving seniors in South Central Wisconsin

 
 

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 Home Care Path  www.homecarepath.com and the Wisconsin PATH ALONG model deliver an advanced supportive care service.  Helping seniors in the home, with clinic visits, at the hospital, nursing home and assisted living facility.  Helping seniors downsize with a move in to an adult child's home. 2014 rates are 20.00 per hour.  Simply call 608-432-4286 to schedule an interview.  We can be there when you are working.  We accept long term care insurance.  Services can be tax deductible.  Help with resources and the transition from private payment to public funded programming.  Valuing home and human life

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