Service Name: Personal Care Aide
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Description of Service: |
Trained staff provide assistance with basic needs for
personal hygiene and grooming, laundry, meal preparation,
etc. When getting in and out of the tub or shower may be
dangerous or too exhausting for the client to do alone, the
Aide will assist to the degree needed. Client privacy is a
major concern. Client independence is encouraged for those
things you are able to do alone. Meals-on-Wheels is not
available in all areas of the Bootheel and in some cases the
meals provided do not comply with the dietary restrictions
of some clients. In addition, these meals are served only at
mid-day Monday thru Friday. Most people require more than
one meal per day! Personal care aides prepare meals in the
client's home for those who are unable to obtain nutritious
food without assistance. |
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Payment Methods: |
Medicaid (Title XIX) is the most frequently used payment
source. On occasion Medicare (Title XX) will also purchase
hours for clients without Medicaid. Private Purchase of
services is always available. |
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Eligibility Requirements: |
Division of Aging Caseworkers must make a home assessment
visit to determine client need and eligibilty.
Pre-authorization for services is then sent to the service
provider selected by the client. VNA appreciates the
opportunity to serve you in the privacy of your home. Please
ask for us by name. Anyone may purchase privately the
services desired. |
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Additional Notes: |
Private purchase requests for service can be made by calling
VNA direct at 1-800-924-7144. |
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Service Name: Homemaker Chore
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Description of Service: |
Homemakers perform routine houskeeping tasks such as
vacuuming, dusting, mopping floors, cleaning bathroom
fixtures, cleaning kitchen appliances and fixtures, etc.
Services are scheduled in advance for specific day(s) and
hour(s) of the week. |
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Payment Methods: |
Medicaid (Title XIX), Private Funds, and occasionally,
Medicare (Title XX) are used to purchase Homemaker Services
for VNA clients. |
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Eligibility Requirements: |
Medicaid and Medicare guidelines require a needs assessment
be performed by a Division of Aging Caseworker before
pre-authorization of services can be made. A set number of
hours per month will be assigned by the Caseworker according
to the findings during this assessment. Private funds may be
used to purchase any services at any time. Call VNA direct
at 1-800-924-7144 to inquire about privately purchased
housekeeping assistance. |
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Additional Notes: |
The client must be in the home for services to be provided.
Staff are assigned to a specific individual and are there to
meet their needs. In the event the client must be away on
the day/time services are scheduled, service may be
cancelled or postponed. |
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Service Name: Advanced Personal Care
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Description of Service: |
Specially trained aides provide assistance with special,
more skilled, though routine health maintenance procedures
such as ostomy care, bowel programs, exercise programs,
transfers from bed to wheel chair using special equipment,
etc. Advanced care is most often needed by individuals with
chronic illness or permanent disabilities, such as those
with limited self-care ability due to paralysis. Advanced
Personal Care services gives those with a handicap a hand
with the health care they need without restraining them from
the things they can do. EXAMPLE: Someone paralyzed from the
waist down is able to do most things for himself once he is
up in the wheelchair. He may need help though with a daily
bowel program, an exercise program, catheter care, bathing,
and the transfer from bed to wheelchair each morning and the
transfer back to bed each evening. |
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Payment Methods: |
Medicaid, some Private Insurance benefits and Private Funds
are used to purchase Advanced Personal Care services from
VNA. |
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Eligibility Requirements: |
DIVISION OF AGING Caseworkers must authorize services to be
reimbursed under Medicaid and occasionally, Medicare.
Private Insurance policies sometimes cover non-skilled
services or offer the policy holder a daily dollar amount in
benefits to be used towards health care needs. Private funds
can be used to purchase service at any time. |
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Additional Notes: |
ASK FOR VNA whenever you need or want service for yourself
or someone you love. Call VNA direct at 1-800-924-7144 with
any questions or to request service. |
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Service Name: RN-Authorized Visits
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Description of Service: |
Routine, semi-skilled nursing services such as pre-filling
medication reminder trays and insulin syringes; routine
monthly diabetic nail care; skin assessment when limited
mobility or chronic illness makes the individual susceptible
to skin breakdown; venipunctures to obtain lab specimens
when bloodwork is needed but the individual is physically
unable to travel to the lab or doctor's office to have the
test run; and other preventative and maintenance health care
is provided by a nurse by VNA Community Services in
RN-Authorized visits. |
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Payment Methods: |
Medicaid (Title XIX), sometimes Medicare (Title XX), some
Private Insurance if benefits include semi-skilled nursing
or pay a per diem (daily amount) towards healthcare of the
patient's choosing during an illness, and Private Funds are
used to purchase services for these clients of VNA Community
Services. NOTE: Skilled services are available under the
Medicare Home Health benefit. See Visiting Nurse Association
of Southeast Missouri for skilled intermittent care
(1-800-286-5892 Ext 157). |
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Eligibility Requirements: |
Medicaid and Medicare guidelines require a needs assessment
be performed and prior authorization for service must be
given by the Division of Aging. |
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Additional Notes: |
Call VNA direct at 1-800-924-7144 to request services or ask
questions. Ask for VNA when the Division of Aging Caseworker
asks you which agency you prefer. |
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Service Name: Respite Care
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Description of Service: |
Occasionally, it is unwise or unsafe to leave someone home
alone, even for short periods of time. Still, they prefer to
remain at home and do well there with minimal assistance
and/or supervision. In those cases, VNA will provide a
Sitter to stay with the client during those periods when the
regular caregiver must be away or is asleep. The Sitter will
assist the client to the bathroom, place food that has been
prepared within easy reach and assist with minor
difficulties for an otherwise independent or stable person.
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Payment Methods: |
Medicaid and Private Purchase is used to obtain respite
services from VNA. |
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Eligibility Requirements: |
Division of Aging must pre-authorize respite care before
Medicaid will pay. This service is usually temporary. Long
term care is generally provided in the nursing home.
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Additional Notes: |
Private Purchase can be made for any length of time. Call
VNA direct at 1-800-924-7144 to inquire about Respite Care.
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