Homemaker Service
General household activities provided by a trained homemaker when the person (i.e., the person, family member or primary caregiver) who is regularly responsible for these activities is unable to manage the household activities or are temporarily absent. Homemakers may monitor the person’s well-being while in the home, including home safety.
Homemaker services are listed in the community support plan and include:
Supported Living Services (SLS)
Services provided to a person who cannot live in his or her home without such services or who need outside support to remain in his or her home. Rehabilitation services are provided in the person’s residence and in the community and should be directed toward increasing and maintaining the person’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social functioning. Services Include:
Chore Services
Support or assistance to a person or their primary caregiver to maintain a clean, sanitary and safe home. Examples of covered chore services include:
Adult Companion Services
Non-medical care, assistance, supervision and socialization provided in accordance with a therapeutic goal in the plan of care to a person age 18 years or older. Adult companion services are directed at companionship, assistance or supervision of the person in the home or community. Covered services when incidental to the companion service also include:
Independent Living Skills Training
Services that develop, maintain and improve the community living skills of a person. ILS training is direct training from a staff person to address the identified skill development needs of a person in the areas of:
24h Emergency Assistance
On-call counseling and problem solving and/or immediate response for assistance at a person’s home due to a health or personal emergency. Covered services include:
PCA Services
Personal care aides, also known as caregivers, personal attendants, homemakers, or companions, assist with the daily tasks of elderly, mentally disabled, chronically ill, or physically challenged clients, as well as hospice patients and those in various stages of rehabilitation or recovery. Aides might work at clients’ homes, residential care or hospice facilities.
Extended Home Care Services
Extended home care services exceed the amount, duration and scope specified for the MA State plan service description.
Night Supervision
Overnight assistance and monitoring provided by an awake staff in the person’s own home.
Personal Support
Non-medical care, supervision and assistance provided in the home of the person or in the community to achieve increase independence, productivity and inclusion in the community. Covered services include:
In-Home Family Support
In-home family supports: Services provided to a person and his/her family (including extended family members) in the family’s home and/or in the community to enable the person to remain in or return to the home. This includes training of the person and family members to increase their capabilities to care for and maintain the person in the home.
In-home family supports include assistance to develop, maintain or improve skills related to activities of daily living, such as:
Respite Care
Short-term care services provided due to the absence or need for relief of the family member(s) or primary caregiver normally providing the care. Respite care is only provided for a primary caregiver meeting the following criteria: