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What are Elderly Services?
What are Elderly Services?
Elderly Services provides individualized supports to maintain eligible members in their own homes or communities who would otherwise require care in a medical institution.
What is covered under Elderly Services?
What is covered under Elderly Services?
RISE Ltd. provides Respite and CDAC under Elderly Services.
Examples of services provided are:
Dressing
Hygiene
Grooming
Bathing supports
Wheelchair transfer
Ambulation and mobility
Toileting assistance
Meal preparation
Cooking
Eating and feeding
Housekeeping
Medications ordinarily self-administered
Minor wound care
Cognitive assistance
Fostering communication
Transportation
Who is eligible for Elderly Services?
Who is eligible for Elderly Services?
Members may be eligible for HCBS elderly waiver services by meeting the following criteria:
Be 65 years of age or older.
Be determined by the Iowa Medicaid Enterprise Medical Services Unit to need nursing or skilled level of care.
Services are funded through Medicaid, County Funding and Private Pay.
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