Home
and Community Based Services
Home
and Community Based Services for the Frail Elderly
(HCBS-FE)
The HCBS-FE program helps Kansans who are in frail
health. Services may include personal care such
as feeding, bathing, dressing,medication reminding;
household tasks such as shopping, meal preparation,
house cleaning, and laundry; health services such
as health monitoring; support throughout the night;
24-hour support for medical emergencies; and adult
day care.
In order to qualify for the HCBS-FE
program a person must be:
- 65 years old;
- meet the SRS Medicaid Income eligibility
guidelines;
- meet the Medicaid long-term
care threshold base on information from the Uniform
Assessment Instrument (UAI).
For more information on the
HCBS-FE program contact JAAA.
Home Health Care
Home health care can include skilled
nursing, occupational, respiratory, speech and physical
therapy, or home health aide. It can include assistance
with dressing, bathing, toileting, and self-administered
medications. Home health care is usually medically
oriented and is different from homemaker and personal
care services.
Medicare or Medicaid may pay for
home health visits if all of the following conditions
are met:
- you must be homebound;
- need intermittent skilled nursing
care, physical therapy, or speech therapy;
- must be under the care of a doctor
who determines you need home health care and sets
up a home health care plan;
- must use a home health agency
certified to provide Medicare services;
- meet the age and resource eligibility
guidelines when using Medicaid.
Private insurance, Medicare supplement
or long term care insurance may also cover some
health care expenses. Many home health agencies
also offer service on a private pay basis.
Homemaker and Attendant
Care Services
Homemakers
may provide assistance to customers having difficulty
performing certain household tasks or personal care
needs such as doing laundry, housework, shopping and
cooking.
Attendants
and/or Personal Care may include
supervision and/or assistance with bathing, medication
monitoring, dressing, feeding, transferring, walking/mobility
and toileting.
Kansas has no training or certificaiton
requirements for non-medical attendants or homemakers.
It is best to work through a reputable agency whenever
possible.
