Personal Assistance Services

Personal Assistance Services are aimed at assisting the individual to complete tasks of daily living that would be performed independently if they had no disability. These services include: Non-medical personal care (eating, bathing, dressing, personal hygiene), general household activities/chores (light housekeeping tasks, preparing meals, grocery shopping, laundry), cueing to prompt the participant to perform a task, and assisting a functionally impaired individual who cannot be safely left alone; Health maintenance activities provided for the participant, such as bowel and bladder routines, ostomy care, catheter, wound care and range of motion as indicated in the individual’s service plan; Routine wellness services to enable adequate nutrition, exercise, keeping of medical appointments and all other health regimens related to healthy living activities;  Overnight Personal Assistance Services provide intermittent or ongoing, awake, overnight assistance to a participant in their home for up to eight hours. Overnight Personal Assistance services require awake-staff; and Chore services needed to maintain the home in a clean, sanitary and safe environment, such as washing floors, windows and walls, and tacking down loose rugs and tiles. 

Respite services are provided to support individuals on a short-term basis due to the absence or need for relief of those persons normally providing care. Respite Services are provided to individuals in their own home, or the home of relative, friend, or other family, and are provided in quarter hour units. Respite services may be provided by a relative or family member as long as the relative or family member is not a legal guardian, power of attorney, or reside in the home. 

Community Integration Services are services designed to assist individuals in acquiring, retaining, and improving self-help, socialization and adaptive skills necessary to reside in the community.  Community integration services and related training enable the recipient to plan for and engage in meaningful adult activities including domestic and leisure activities.  Community integration can include cues, on-site modeling of behavior, and/or supervision to assist the consumer in maintaining maximum independent functioning. 

PAS with private insurance.

Personal Assistance Services are aimed at assisting the individual to complete tasks of daily living that would be performed independently if they had no disability. These services include: Non-medical personal care (eating, bathing, dressing, personal hygiene), general household activities/chores (light housekeeping tasks, preparing meals, grocery shopping, laundry), cueing to prompt the participant to perform a task, and assisting a functionally impaired individual who cannot be safely left alone;• Health maintenance activities provided for the participant, such as bowel and bladder routines, ostomy care, catheter, wound care and range of motion as indicated in the individual’s service plan;• Routine wellness services to enable adequate nutrition, exercise, keeping of medical appointments and all other health regimens related to healthy living activities;  Overnight Personal Assistance Services provide intermittent or ongoing, awake, overnight assistance to a participant in their home for up to eight hours. Overnight Personal Assistance services require awake-staff; and• Chore services needed to maintain the home in a clean, sanitary and safe environment, such as washing floors, windows and walls, and tacking down loose rugs and tiles.