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4 RESPITE CARE §ERVICE DEFINITION: A service which provides needed relief to caregivers of patients who cannot be left alone because of mental or physical problems and whose incomes preclude coverage under North Carolina's Medicaid eligibility standards. UNIT OF SERVICE: One (1) hour. ERICE OS,TEC7IVL: To provide relief time for unpaid caregivers who are caring for patients who require constant supervision and who cannot be left alone either because of memory impairment or other problems that make them subject to wandering or make them dangerous to themselves or others , or because of physical immobility regardless of etiology, that renders them unsafe alone. These services are aimed toward preventing premature long-term institutional- ization of the patient. ?REFERRED TAROT GROUP: Caregivers of mentally or physically impaired adults (sixty years of age or older or their spouses) ineligible for Medicaid according to North Carolina standards and at risk of institutionalization. SERVICE ACTIVITIES: A:tivities may include: 1 . Attendance and companion services for the patient in order to prcvide release time to the caregiver. 2. Personal care services, including meal preparation, to the patient of the caregiver. 3. Patient assessment and care planning for the patient of the caregiver. 4. Counseling and training in the caregiving role , including copying mechanisms and behavior modification techniques . 5. Counseling in accessing available local, regional and state. services. 6. Temporary placement in a family care or domiciliary care facility of the patient for no more than a total of thirty (30) days per year per patient. Items one (1) through five (5) above are limited to a maximum of twenty (20) hours of service per month per caretaker. Duration of the service period shall be unlimited for as long as the caretaker continues to qualify ws a caretaker as defined by the Service Objective . 8