An important note about our in-home care programs:
At this time there is an ongoing nationwide shortage of homemaking, personal care, and respite care providers. This may result in a longer waitlist, schedule changes, or cancellations. We thank you for your patience and courtesy as we work to solve this issue and continue to meet the needs of our community.
Our staff of Personal Care Aides provides showers, bathing, and skin care in addition to light housekeeping services to eligible seniors in their homes. A case manager will visit you for an in-home evaluation to determine services and level of need. Clients are placed on service using prioritization factors such as emergency situations, chronic health conditions, and limited resources. A Personal Care Aide will be assigned, up to two visits a week for Personal Care, as deemed appropriate by the case manager. Great conversation, a smile, and a little laughter is all part of the atmosphere provided by our in-home staff.
Eligibility requirements:
- Be age 60 or older.
- Be disabled and basically home-bound and either temporarily or permanently unable to perform several activities of daily living. If employed, must be on documented medical leave.
- Have no other visible resource persons to provide needed service.
- Be a current resident of Licking County.
Limitations on types of service:
- Aides do no lifting over 25 pounds.
- Aides do no skilled nursing procedures or wound care procedures.
- Aides do special skin care and exercises only as prescribed by physicians.
- Aides do no transporting of clients.
- Services limited to client’s personal living quarters or needs only.
Personal Care services are provided with a suggested donation amount of $4 – $7 per hour.
In-Home Respite services are available to provide relief to the 24-hour caregiver with a suggested donation amount of $4 – $7 per hour.