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Assists older adults to remain independent in their home as long as possible by providing an evaluation of the older adults' needs, developing a plan of care to meet those needs, and monitoring their plan to make changes as appropriate to keep them independent.

Care coordinators also provide an evaluation in the hospital or at home to educate individuals about their resource options prior to entering a nursing home.

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Case/Care Management
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Options Counselors help in planning, identifying, locating, and applying for services and supports based on the individual's needs, values, and preferences.

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Case/Care Management
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Case/Care Management
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling

Services include:

-- Evaluate ability to manage daily living.

-- Evaluate living options.

-- Plan for long-range care options.

-- Identify possible modifications/adaptations to home and/or environment which may improve safety and independence.

-- Evaluate potential for support from family and community.

-- Assistance with long distance care management.

-- Teaching and education.

-- Linkage/referral services.

Categories

Long Term Care Options Counseling
Case/Care Management

Assists older adults to remain independent in their home as long as possible by providing an evaluation of the older adults' needs, developing a plan of care to meet those needs, and monitoring their plan to make changes as appropriate to keep them independent.

Care coordinators also provide an evaluation in the hospital or at home to educate individuals about their resource options prior to entering a nursing home.

Categories

Case/Care Management
Long Term Care Options Counseling

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Case/Care Management
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Case/Care Management
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
LifeLong Links-Aging & Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) provide specialized information, referral, and assistance regarding programs and services available for older adults and persons with disabilities. ADRC Options Counselors provide benefits counseling to help empower individuals to make informed choices about their long-term care options and assist them in accessing needed services. LifeLong Links also provides an online resource directory of resources for people to use.

Categories

Area Agencies on Aging
Specialized Information and Referral
Long Term Care Options Counseling

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Case/Care Management
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
ADRC Options Counselors help empower individuals to make informed choices about their long-term care supports and services by providing information about available resources, assisting with planning, and accessing services.

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Case/Care Management
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Assists individuals and families in the process of finding the right long-term care living facility.
Provides an interactive process where individuals get accurate, impartial information and assistance about programs and services available for adults with disabilities and seniors age 60+. An information specialist will help navigate through available resources empowering the person to make informed decisions about long-term care supports and services.
Provides an interactive process where individuals get accurate, impartial information and assistance about programs and services available for adults with disabilities and seniors age 60+. An information specialist will help navigate through available resources empowering the person to make informed decisions about long-term care supports and services.
Assessments for those considering a nursing home to determine if home assistance or another alternative might be appropriate.

Categories

Long Term Care Options Counseling
Activities of Daily Living Assessment

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Case/Care Management
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Case/Care Management
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Assessments for those considering a nursing home to determine if home assistance or another alternative might be appropriate.

Categories

Long Term Care Options Counseling
Activities of Daily Living Assessment

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Case/Care Management
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Case/Care Management
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
The Case Management program provides frail seniors with the opportunity to make their own choices regarding long-term care. Case Management offers frail seniors age 60 and over an alternative to nursing facilities or other forms of institutionalized care. The Case Management program helps coordinate community services which will allow older people to remain safely in their home. Each person is monitored by an individual Case Manager who provides assistance in making the appropriate choices that best fit their needs.

Categories

Case/Care Management
Long Term Care Options Counseling

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Case/Care Management
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Promotes choice and enhances the wellbeing and dignity of aging adults, caregivers, adults with disabilities, and those with the greatest economic need so that they may live independently. Assists Nebraskans in accessing services, supports, and information.

Categories

Long Term Care Options Counseling
Area Agencies on Aging
Specialized Information and Referral

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Case/Care Management
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling