Mesa County, Colorado
Human Services
Long Term Care Options
Long Term Care Options
| September 8, 2010 |
| 510 29½ Road Grand Junction, CO 81502 (970)241-8480 |
- Adult Foster Care
- 24 hour care in a non-medical facility for frail elderly, physically or emotionally disabled adults (18 years of age or older) that are on SSI or Old Age Pension (OAP).
- Children's Home & Community Based Services Program (Model 200)
- A waiver program for disabled children, birth through 17 years of age who are at risk of institutionalization in a hospital or nursing facility and who would not otherwise be eligible for Medicaid due to parental income and/or resources.
- Home Care Allowance
- A special non-entitlement allowance for the purpose of securing services to an individual of any age, in his/her home, based on the case manager's assessment. Eligibility for and authorized amounts of the HCA are subject to available appropriations.
- Home & Community Based Services for the Brain Injured
- Services provided in a home or community setting to individuals (16 to 64 years of age) meeting rehabilitation criteria and with cognitive deficits
- who are eligible for Medicaid reimbursement post acute care,
- who would require continued hospitalization without the provision of intensive HCBS-BI services, and
- for whom HCBS-BI services can be provided at no more than the cost of hospital care.
- Home & Community Based Services for Elderly, Blind and Disabled
- Services provided in a home community setting to individuals (18 years of age or older)
- who are eligible for Medicaid reimbursement for long term care,
- who would require nursing facility care without the provision of HCBS-EBD, and
- for whom HCBS-EBD services can be provided at no more than the cost of nursing facility care
- Home & Community Based Services for Persons Living with AIDS
- Services provided in a home or community setting to individuals, regardless of age
- who are eligible for Medicaid reimbursement for long term care,
- who would require nursing facility care or hospital care without the provision of HCBS-PLWA, and
- for whom HCBS-PLWA services can be provided at
- no more than the cost of nursing facility care for persons needing nursing facility level of care, or
- no more than the cost of hospital care for persons needing hospital level of care.
- Nursing Home Care
- Part of the standard Medicaid benefit package under Long Term Care.
- Private Care Management
- Provides case management services to clients over 18 years of age based upon a mutual agreement to assist them in the assessment and coordination of their needs. Clients may choose a service package or on going services tailored to meet one's individual needs.
