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Katelyn Karsnia

The-Personal-Care-Attendant-Program.pdf - 1 views

ABCSoup ED3780 Siri PCA

shared by Katelyn Karsnia on 19 Mar 22 - No Cached
  • The types of care and services you require depend upon how much assistance you need with your Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). These are the activities that are essential to day-to-day functioning such as: • Bathing • Dressing • Toileting (assistance going to the bathroom) • Incontinence (lack of bladder or bowel control) • Eating, and • Transferring (getting in and out of bed or chair).
  • primary role of a personal care attendant is to “fill in the gaps” so that the highest level of independence and socialization in the community can be achieved
  • Through this personalized service, program participants receive hands-on care, help with social and business affairs, such as escorting while doing errands or visiting friends, going on walks and outings, opening and reading mail, paying bills and making light meals.
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  • REFERRAL Screen for Initial Eligibility Placement on wait list until slot a v ailable Referral to Access Agency Care Manag er Assessment
    • Katelyn Karsnia
      Katelyn Karsnia on 19 Mar 22
       
      This diagram shows referral process for a PCA
  • To qualify for personal care attendant services you must: • Be between the ages of 18 and 64 • Have a long-term health condition that requires hands on care with at least two activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, eating, and walking. • Meet financial eligibility requirements • Be able to supervise the personal care attendant or have a conservator who do can do it
  • P articipan t Fiscal Agent Case Manag er Other Supports
    • Katelyn Karsnia
      Katelyn Karsnia on 19 Mar 22
       
      This diagram shows how the PCA program works and who benefits from what role
  • Katelyn Karsnia on 19 Mar 22
     
    Determines who is eligible for PCA and an explanation of what a PCA does in regard to what an individual needs based on their enrollment/eligibility
drewevanaho

What is Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Care? - FCP Live-In - 1 views

www.liveinhomecare.com/...caregiver

Adaptation SOUP PCA

shared by drewevanaho on 26 Apr 22 - No Cached
  • A Personal Care Assistant / Aide (PCA) is trained to provide a wide range of services to individuals in their own homes. Generally, people with a physical or mental disability or older adults who need help with certain everyday tasks use Personal Care Assistants (PCA)’s services.
    • drewevanaho
      drewevanaho on 26 Apr 22
       
      PCA info
nikkilh

Personal care assistance (PCA) / Minnesota Department of Human Services - 0 views

mn.gov/...pca.jsp

AlphabetSoup

shared by nikkilh on 29 Jan 22 - No Cached
  • A personal care assistant is an individual trained to help persons with basic daily routines. A PCA may be able to help you if you have a physical, emotional or mental disability, a chronic illness or an injury.
    • nikkilh
      nikkilh on 29 Jan 22
       
      who a personal care assistant is and what they do
  • Eligibility To be eligible for the personal care assistance program, a person must meet all these criteria: Be eligible to receive Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare Expanded (pregnant women and children) Require services that are medically necessary Be able to make decisions about your own care or have someone who can make decisions for you
    • nikkilh
      nikkilh on 29 Jan 22
       
      what you need to be eligible for having a PCA
  • Services Personal care assistance services must be medically necessary. A person must need help to complete activities of daily living, have health-related tasks or need observation and redirection of behavior to use these four categories of services: Activities of daily living (includes eating, toileting, grooming, dressing, bathing, transferring, mobility and positioning) Complex health-related functions (includes, under state law, functions that can be delegated or assigned by a licensed health care professional to be performed by a personal care assistant) Instrumental activities of daily living (includes meal planning and preparation, managing finances, shopping for essential items, performing essential household chores, communication by telephone and other media and getting around and participating in the community) Observation and redirection of behavior (includes monitoring of behavior)
    • nikkilh
      nikkilh on 29 Jan 22
       
      Services PCA's provide
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