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SERVICE DEFINITIONS

The following are definitions of services that are offered in the Kansas CDDO Coalition area. The CDDO affiliates with Community Service Providers (CSPs) to make available as many of these services as possible. An individual may or may not be able to access a particular type of service depending on the availability, limitations of that service, the funding the individual has available, and the amount of funding available to the CDDO.

A Funding Request must be submitted to the CDDO’s Funding Committee to begin or increase the amount of services. Your Case Manager will assist you with understanding and maneuvering through this process.

Targeted Case Management
Case Managers help the person and their support network navigate the world of services and supports. They can help identify, select, obtain, and coordinate paid services to enhance the person’s independence, integration, and productivity by using their Person Centered Support Plan as a guide.

CDDO FUNDED SERVICES

Residential Supports
These services help persons with their daily living needs. They address the person’s independence, adaptive needs, integration, and participation in the community. Requirements vary for the residential home depending on the individual receiving services and their age.

Day Supports
These daytime services are structured activities which may include workplace training, socialization, recreation, and community inclusion. Participation in these services help persons develop a sense of personal contribution, accomplishment or compensation.

Supported Employment
Ongoing support services to sustain paid employment in a job site integrated with a general workforce. Includes assessment, job placement, on the job training in work and work related skills and monitoring to assure job retention.

Personal Assistant Services
Services available to individuals who choose to receive services in a setting that would otherwise require the services to be provided by an entity licensed by SRS. Personal Assistant Services means one or more personal assistants assuring the health and welfare of the individual and supporting the individual with the tasks the person would typically do for themselves or by themselves if they did not have a disability. Such services include assisting individuals in performing a variety of tasks promoting independence, productivity, integration, and inclusion. Services include assisting with activities of daily living, independent actvities of daily living related to the recipient and support services, assistance in obtaining necessary medical services assistance in reporting changes in the individual's condition and needs, and accompanying or providing transportation to accomplish any of the tasks listed above.

Supportive Home Care
This service provides attendant care necessary to meet daily living needs of individuals living in their homes. This might include direct assistance with heath care needs such as taking medications, therapy service continuation, health observation and evaluation, and accessing medical care; household maintenance such as cleaning and yard work; and self care activities such as bathing, dressing, feeding, movement and exercise, personal adjustment, shopping, meal preparation and appliance usage.

Respite Care
Respite Care is designed to provide relief for the individual's family member who serves as an unpaid primary caregiver. Respite is necessary for families who provide constant care for individuals so family members are able to receive periods of relief for vacations, holidays and scheduled periods of time off. Respite Care is provided in planned or emergency segments and may include payment during the individual's sleep time limited to a maxiumu of two hours before and after the individual is due to wake up or go to bed.

Overnight Respite care is provided in planned in segments and includes payment during the individual's sleep time and may be provided in an appropriately licensed facility or in the individual's home.

Night Support (Sleep Cycle Support)
This service gives overnight assistance to individuals in their family home to assist with repositioning and other medical needs. Duties include calling a doctor, hospital or providing assistance if an emergency occurs, turning and repositioning as well as reminding recipient of nightime medication. No other personal care, training or household tasks are provided. (Physician statement of need required).

Medical Alert Rental
This is provided to individuals who have a medical need that could become critical at any time. Medical alert devices are a small instrument carried or worn by the individual, which, by the push of a button, automatically dials the telephone to a responder network.

Wellness Monitoring
A registered nurse will visit the individual’s home to evaluate the level of wellness of the individual to determine if medical services recommended by a physician are being utilized properly and if the health of the individual is allowing them to remain in their home without more frequent skilled nursing intervention. Visits are limited to once every 60 days. Assistance is offered in orientation to surroundings, adjustment to medication, personal hygiene and monitoring of vitals.

Specialized Medical Care
Specialized Medical Care Services provide long-term nursing support to individuals who are medically fragile or technology dependent. The ongoing, daily medical needs of the individual must be met to ensure the person can live outside of a hospital or ICF/MR. Providers of this service must be employed or supervised by a Home Health Agency, be an RN or LPN and be trained with the medical skills necessary to care for and meet the medical needs of the individual receiving services.

Assitive Services

• Home Modifications/Equipment - A service providing equipment, modifications or improvements to an individual's living environment to permit them to remain in their home and ensure safety, security and accessibility.
• Van Lifts - Vehicle modification provided for safe transportation to help and individual be involved in their community.
• Communication Devices - These devices assist adults 18 years of age or older to communicate as clearly as possible to become more independent in the community.
• Wheelchair Modifications - This service provides necessary modifications to wheelchairs of adults 21 years of age and older to promote health, well-being and independence.

Direct Financial Support
This service can provide a cash payment to individuals living in their family or a provider home to help with costs associated with the individual’s disability.

Kansas CDDO Coalition • 140f September 2009

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