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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.

CDDO FUNDED SERVICES

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.

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.

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,

Respite Care
This is temporary care for individuals to provide necessary relief for the primary caregiver for vacations, holidays and scheduled periods of time off. Overnight respite must be provided in an appropriately licensed facility. Temporary and emergency respite is provided in planned hourly segments and does not include payment during worker sleep time.

Sleep Cyclet Support
This service gives overnight assistance to individuals in their family home in case of emergencies or to assist with repositioning. Duties include calling a doctor, hospital, or providing assistance if an emergency occurs, turning and repositioning as well as reminding recipient of nighttime medication. No other personal care, training or household tasks are provided.

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.

Home Modifications
This service will assess the need for, arrange for, and provide modifications or improvements to an individual’s living environment to permit them to remain in their home and ensure safety, security, and accessibility.

Van Lift
Van lifts are provided for safe transportation to help you be involved in your 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 provides a cash payment to individuals living in their family’s home to help with costs associated with the individual’s disability.

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