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N� 1iviSiOn c` Heine, Service StandarCS+v�� r " <br />RESPw:LEE CARE <br />. -RV7CE DEFINITION: A service which provides needed relief is <br />- caregivers of patients who cannot be left <br />alone because of mental or physical <br />problems. (For SSBG add: and who are <br />not eligible for Respite Care through the <br />North Carolina Medicaid Program.) <br />Uh'?T OF SERVICE: One (1 ) hour. <br />SERVICE OBJECTIVE: To provide relief time for unpaid <br />caregivers who are caring for patients <br />who require constant supervision and who <br />cannot be left alone either because of <br />memory impairment or other problems that <br />make thew subject to wandering or make <br />them dangerous to themselves or others, <br />or because of physical immobility <br />regardless of etiology, that renders them <br />unsafe alone. These services are aimed <br />toward preventing premature long -ter= <br />irstitutionalication of the patient. <br />PREFERRED TARG7T SSBG State Care fiver Su port Funds. <br />G=cDU• T`_tle 777 n and State T71 D Su 1emen` <br />=unds <br />Caregivers of mentally or physically <br />impaired adults (sixty years of age or <br />older and /or their spouses) at risk of <br />ir.sti tuionalization. <br />-1it2e S : May also inc lude caregivers <br />b0+ carinafor patients under 60 years of <br />age requiring constant supervision <br />due to mental or .physical impairment and <br />-- at risk cf institutionsli�a4 i" <br />Sr ?G' =CE AC;IYI"ISS Activities may include: <br />1. Atte.cance and companion services for <br />the patient in order to provide <br />release time to the caregiver. <br />2. Personal care services, including <br />meal preparation, to the patient of <br />the caregiver. <br />Patient assessment and care planning <br />for the patient of the caregiver. <br />�. Cour.se_ing and training in the <br />careg�vinG role, including ceY_r,b <br />mec: an_sn:s and behavior modif icat.on <br />technique]. <br />