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What is skilled respite? Skilled Respite Services--will provide skilled medical observation and services and will be performed by a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse who will perform their duties in compliance with the Nurse Practice Act and the Georgia and/or Alabama State Board of Nursing What is unskilled respite? Unskilled Respite Services--will provide the homemaker or personal care services ordinarily performed by the family member or primary caregiver that is being relieved. Unskilled respite duties will include, but are not limited to, any household care, meal preparation and personal care services needed by the client during the in-home respite period. What is personal care services? Personal Care Services--home support for activites of daily living and is essential to the health and welfare of the recipient. 12 or 24 Hour Respite: In house overnight short-term respite stay. All State and Federal Guidelines do apply.www.communityhealth.state.ga.us. Who is eligible for CCSP? Someone from the Area Agency on Aging will conduct a telephone screening to determine eligibility. If eligible, the applicant is placed on a waiting list until funding becomes available. Once the applicant comes off the waiting list, a nurse completes an in-home assessment and. The applicant, nurse and physician determine which services are needed. CCSP is a Medicaid Waiver program as well. What is Medicaid? Medicaid is a medical assistance program that helps many people who can’t afford medical care pay for some or all of their medical bills. Medicaid will pay participating doctors, pharmacists, hospitals or other providers for your care. In general, Medicaid covers doctors and nurses’ office visits when you visit for check-ups, lab tests, exams, or treatment, prescription drugs, inpatient/outpatient hospital services, nursing homes, emergency ambulance services, emergency dental care for adults, and comprehensive dental care for individuals under 21. It also covers non-emergency transportation, medical equipment and supplies prescribed by a doctor, home health services ordered by a doctor and received in your home, and hospice care services provided by a Medicaid hospice provider. Some other services covered by Medicaid: Case management, mental health clinic services, orthotics and prosthetics, podiatry services, and dialysis and services for end-stage renal (kidney) disease. What are Medicaid Waiver programs? Waiver programs help people who are elderly or disabled and need help to live in their home or community instead of a nursing home or other such institution. Waiver programs include: Service coordination (help with managing care needs and services) Personal support (assistance with daily living activities) Home health services (nursing, home health aide, and occupational, physical, and speech therapy) Emergency response systems Respite care (caregiver relief) 4. What are some of the Medicaid Waiver Programs? Independent Care Waiver Program (ICWP): This program offers services that help a limited number of adult (ages 21-64) Medicaid recipients with physical disabilities live in their own homes. The program is also available to persons with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) To apply for ICWP contact the Georgia Medical Care Foundation at 1.800.982.0411 or 404.982.7832. Mental Retardation Waiver Program (MRWP): This program offers home and community-based services for people who have mental retardation or a developmental disability. A diagnosis of a developmental disability includes mental retardation or other closely related conditions such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism or neurological problems that require the level of care for people who have mental retardation. For more information, call 770.254.7474. Service Options Using Resources in a Community Environment (SOURCE): This program links primary medical care with various long-term health services in a person’s home or community to avoid preventable hospital and nursing home care or to return to the community from a nursing home or hospital. There is no waiting list for the SOURCE program. SOURCE serves frail elderly and disabled Georgians who are under 65 and eligible for SSI/Medicaid. To apply for SOURCE, call Columbus Regional Healthcare System at 706.660.6348. To learn more about Georgia Medicaid, visit www.communityhealth.state.ga.us
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