Part 4: Appendices: Glossary of Services, Acronyms, Sample Letters
Adult Care Home– Outpatient services of a minimum of 5 hours per day that are regularly scheduled. Adult Day Health Care covers both health and social services.
Adult Day Health Care– Depending on the consumer’s needs, the health center provides therapeutic activities, meals, supervision, and teaches health care, etc. Transportation to/from the center might be provided as well.
Adult Day Health Care Nursing– This covers certain skilled procedures that are provided at and by the Adult Day Health Care Center. Procedures included: ostomy care, urinary catheter care, decubitus/wound care, tracheostomy care, tube feedings, and nebulizer treatment.
Adult Day Health Transportation– This service is for consumers receiving the Adult Day Health Care service and live within 15 miles of the health care center. Transportation will be provided from the center to the person’s residence.
Attendant Care– This service helps clients by offering support for activities of daily living and monitoring the consumer’s medical condition. This includes things like help with shopping, help communicating, assistance with bathing, feeding, etc.
Case Management– A case manager counsels the consumer about services and support under CLTC waivers.
Companion– This service provides short-term relief to caregivers for the consumer.
Environmental Modifications– CLTC waivers’ environmental modifications include pest control. This service also covers modifications to the consumer’s residence that allow consumers to function with more independence. Examples include building ramps, expanding doorways, adding bars to the shower, etc.
High Fidelity Wraparound Services– This includes a variety of community-based services to help stabilize, maintain, and strengthen the consumer’s level of function in the community. Services include assessment, person-centered planning, referral to services and monitoring of health and welfare and service delivery.
Home Delivered Meals– Nutritious meals are delivered to consumers in their homes, and all menus must be reviewed by a registered dietitian.
In-Home Respite Care– This service gives temporary care in the consumer’s home and provides temporary relief for the primary caregiver.
Individual Directed Goods and Services– Services, equipment or supplies that address an identified need in the person-centered plan in service of improving and maintaining the participant’s full membership in the community.
Nursing Home Transition Services– This service helps consumers that have been in nursing homes return to the community. Services include helping find proper appliances, getting furniture and a one-time rent/utility assistance.
Peer Support Services– There are two types of support service, caregiver peer support and youth peer support. These services are provided by people that have been consumers or have experience raising a child that has been a consumer.
Personal Care I– This service helps keep the consumer’s home sanitary. It also gives short-term relief to caregivers and assists consumers with personal care. Examples of this service include meal preparation, housekeeping, help with shopping, etc.
Personal Care II– This service helps clients with normal daily activities like walking, bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming etc. This service also includes monitoring of the consumer’s vital signs.
Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)– An electronic device that allows covered consumers to wear a “help” button that will notify trained professionals to come help in an emergency.
Prescription Drugs– Some DHHS waivers allow for additional prescriptions over the state plan limit. The amount of additional prescriptions varies.
Prevocational Services– This service provides activities directed at habilitative goals, such as increasing attention span and developing motor skills.
Private Duty Nursing Services– Medical supervision provided in the consumer’s home by a licensed nurse.
Psychiatric Medical Assessment– This service will determine whether a consumer is eligible for psychological services including counseling and treatment for assessed needs.
Respite Care– This is temporary around the clock care for consumers that are usually cared at home by family members.
Service Plan Development– Team members will meet to determine if any customized goods and/or services are required for the consumer.
Specialized Medical Equipment, Supplies, & Assistive Technology– This service allows for equipment, supplies or assistive technology that increase the consumer’s ability to do activities of daily living or to interact with their environment.
Telemonitoring– This includes remote monitoring of a person and their vitals in their home from another location.