Caregiver support line for caregivers of veterans; licensed clinical social workers are available to answer questions, listen to concerns and directly link callers to the Caregiver Support Coordinator at their local VA Medical Center, Each VA Medical Center has a caregiver support coordinator.
Critical care access hospital providing an emergency room and ambulance service.
Services include: -- Cardiac rehabilitation -- Occupational, physical, and speech therapy -- Diabetes information and education -- Sleep studies -- Mammograms -- MRI -- Respite care -- Lifeline personal response system -- Intervent Program pairs individuals with a mentor, or work on their own with an Internet self-study program to reduce risk for disease
Offers non-medical long-term care services aiding seniors with daily tasks, companionship, support, and comfort in homes, medical facilities, or nursing homes. Services include meal preparation, medication management, light housekeeping, running errands, respite care, transportation, Alzheimer's and dementia care and after surgery rehabilitation.
The 24-hour skilled nursing facility offers:
Inpatient rehabilitation services including physical, occupational, and speech therapy;
Care for patients with Alzheimer's and/or dementia;
Respite care for adults with disabilities and/or frail elderly;
Hospice care services;
Patient's own medication supply;
Transportation to medical appointments; and
Special diets supervised by consulting dietitian.
Provides a nutrition program that includes home-delivered and congregate meals that are prepared through the Meal Site located on the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska reservation. The congregate meals are served during the lunch hour Monday-Friday. Home-delivered meals are delivered to persons in poorer health. In order to receive home-delivered meals, seniors need to be present for congregate meals two times a week unless health ailments interfere.
Other services that are provided include information/referral, outreach, transportation, homemaker, chore, telephoning, and visiting. The caregiver program provides a temporary period of relief or rest for caregiver of a frail elder in the form of in home respite care, adult day care respite, or respite for an overnight stay on an intermittent, occasional, or emergency basis.
Offers a Lending Closet with medical equipment to be used on a loan basis.
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.
Children's Services are provided to people under the age of 21. Supports may include residential services, supported/intermittent, host home, day services, transitional services, special education or early intervention.
Children's Extensive Services focus on supporting families by providing respite care and community connector services to children living within their family home.
Respite program designed to relieve the stress of daily child rearing for parents and caregivers. TAB is held on several Fridays a month from 6 pm-8 pm for all children 6 weeks to 12 years of age.
Children are cared for in a safe environment as they enjoy crafts, exercise and games, and learn about healthy life choices from visiting community organizations, while moms, dads, grandparents, guardians, and caregivers are able to take a few hours for themselves and recharge. Families of all incomes qualify.
Provides supportive home care and companionship for seniors and the disabled. Services include: medication assistance, Dementia and Alzheimer's care, 24 hour care, light housekeeping, meal preparation, incidental transportation, laundry services, and personal care services.
Serves all Nebraska adoptive families - international, domestic infant, private, step-parent and foster adoptive families. Advocates for the special interests of adoptive families and connects families to one another. Six core services include Permanency Support Services, Respite Care Connections, Parent2Parent Network, Mental Health Connections, Training, and Support Groups and Family Activities.
Case management available for up to 180 days. Individualized family plan designed and implemented with the family's input.
Assists post adoptive and guardianship families in locating formal and informal respite providers and can provide financial assistance for respite services (limited). All families who receive financial respite assistance through the program will be asked to attend a training.
Mentoring in partnership with Nebraska Foster and Adoptive Parent Association (NFAPA) to assist in providing peer mentoring services to post adoptive and guardianship families.
Mental health services - locates and refers families to professional post adoption and guardianship providers.
Training opportunities that can support skill building on issues related to adoption.
Support groups and networks for families and youth where social networks can be created and peer support can be achieved.
Provides non-medical in-home care including companion care, transportation, housekeeping assistance, meal preparation, dressing and grooming assistance, medication reminders, and continence care for older adults.
Provides support services to pregnant and parenting teens and their families through home visits with a pediatric nurse practitioner and family support workers. Prenatal and postnatal education, support groups, child development classes, respite child care, case management and advocacy and referral is available.
Respite is designed to give families a break from the day-to-day care involved in supporting a child with special health care needs. Services include individual and specialized respite, where children spend time one-on-one with a caregiver in the family's home or community, group respite options for youth, Kids Club, Camp ChildServe, and opportunities for socialization and fun during the week and weekend.
Volunteer opportunities for individuals for the benefit of frail older persons with special needs. Matches volunteers with a frail older person. The volunteer can then provide such assistance as companionship, respite for a caregiver, escort and transportation, shopping assistance, letter writing, reading, or other chores which the older person is in need of and the volunteer is capable and willing to provide.
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.
Provides the primary caregiver with a break in what can be an overwhelming responsibility in caring for a frail older adult. Criminal background checks along with dependent adult and child abuse checks through the State of Iowa are provided for each potential independent caregiver.
Respite providers welcome youth into their homes for a temporary, short term stay (from 3 hours up to 2 weeks). This helps support their parents in having time to create stability in the youth's home.