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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

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

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

Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Homemaker Assistance
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Area Agencies on Aging
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Provides one on one support, counseling, tools, and resources for caregivers of vulnerable adults. Includes support groups for grandparents and relatives raising children.

Categories

Caregiver Counseling
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

Provides information and assistance to grandparents (or other relatives) raising grandchildren.

Services may include

- Needs assessment for both the grandparent and the grandchild(ren).
- Assistance in accessing services needed by the grandparent for the child.
- Include everything from pharmaceutical assistance to school clothes and supplies.
- Referrals are made for the child to agencies providing services that may be needed by the child (e.g., tutoring, counseling, etc.).

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

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

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

Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Homemaker Assistance
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Area Agencies on Aging
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Support Groups are offered to kinship parents, adoptive and foster parents. All support groups are listed on the website by county.

Categories

Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

Offers to help individuals who have been in foster care move towards stability and self-sufficiency in six areas: education, employment, housing, health, life skills and relationships.

Categories

Life Skills Education
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

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

Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Homemaker Assistance
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Area Agencies on Aging
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Information and support to current and prospective foster and adoptive families, including mentoring, support groups, educational training and community referrals.

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Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

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.

Categories

Adoption Services
Case/Care Management
Respite Care Subsidies
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

Offers support groups for seniors and their caregivers. Support groups being offered are Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group (meetings held in Normal and Clinton), Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group (Zoom and in-person meetings held in Bloomington and Pontiac), and Caretakers Path Caregiver Support Group (Zoom and in-person meetings held in Bloomington).

Categories

Aging/Older Adult Support Groups
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Provides one on one support, counseling, tools, and resources for caregivers of vulnerable adults. Includes support groups for grandparents and relatives raising children.

Categories

Caregiver Counseling
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

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.

Categories

Adoption Services
Case/Care Management
Respite Care Subsidies
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

Support for foster parents and foster children.

For Foster Families: initial training, 24-hour support, foster care licensing, financial assistance, and ongoing parental education.

For Foster Youth: educational support, school assistance, 24-hour support, adult living skills, independent living assessments, and other individual assistance.

Categories

Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

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

Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Homemaker Assistance
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult In Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Area Agencies on Aging
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Provides one on one support, counseling, tools, and resources for caregivers of vulnerable adults. Includes support groups for grandparents and relatives raising children.

Categories

Caregiver Counseling
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

Offers support groups for seniors and their caregivers. Support groups being offered are Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group (meetings held in Normal and Clinton), Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group (Zoom and in-person meetings held in Bloomington and Pontiac), and Caretakers Path Caregiver Support Group (Zoom and in-person meetings held in Bloomington).

Categories

Aging/Older Adult Support Groups
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Works in partnership with the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to recruit and equip families to provide safe, caring, temporary care for a child while the birth family works towards reunification. Four Oaks serves all counties in Iowa.

Note: Inquiries about a specific child being placed in home should be made directly to HHS at (877) 364-1112.

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Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Adoptive Family Recruitment
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Provides one on one support, counseling, tools, and resources for caregivers of vulnerable adults. Includes support groups for grandparents and relatives raising children.

Categories

Caregiver Counseling
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

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

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

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

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

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.

Categories

Adoption Services
Case/Care Management
Respite Care Subsidies
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

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

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

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

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