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Assists older adults to remain independent in their home as long as possible by providing an evaluation of the older adults' needs, developing a plan of care to meet those needs, and monitoring their plan to make changes as appropriate to keep them independent.

Care coordinators also provide an evaluation in the hospital or at home to educate individuals about their resource options prior to entering a nursing home.

Services

Long Term Care Options Counseling
Case/Care Management

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Services

Adult In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Medicare Information/Counseling
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Children's In Home Respite Care
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Area Agencies on Aging
Homemaker Assistance
Case/Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides a nursing facility pre-admission screening to ensure Medicaid applicants in need of nursing facility care receive information on alternative choices appropriate to their level of care and assistance in finding and setting up the services needed.

Assists older adults to remain independent in their home as long as possible by providing an evaluation of the older adults' needs, developing a plan of care to meet those needs, and monitoring their plan to make changes as appropriate to keep them independent.

Care coordinators also provide an evaluation in the hospital or at home to educate individuals about their resource options prior to entering a nursing home.

Services

Long Term Care Options Counseling
Case/Care Management
Supports individuals, family members, and/or significant others in their deliberations to determine care choices based on the individual's needs/preferences, values, and individual circumstances.

Services

General Benefits and Services Assistance
Case/Care Management
Medicaid Information/Counseling
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Promotes choice and enhances the wellbeing and dignity of aging adults, caregivers, adults with disabilities, and those with the greatest economic need so that they may live independently. Assists Nebraskans in accessing services, supports, and information.

Services

Area Agencies on Aging
Specialized Information and Referral
Long Term Care Options Counseling
LifeLong Links-Aging & Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) provide specialized information, referral, and assistance regarding programs and services available for older adults and persons with disabilities. ADRC Options Counselors provide benefits counseling to help empower individuals to make informed choices about their long-term care options and assist them in accessing needed services. LifeLong Links also provides an online resource directory of resources for people to use.

Services

Long Term Care Options Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
Provides an interactive process where individuals get accurate, impartial information and assistance about programs and services available for adults with disabilities and seniors age 60+. An information specialist will help navigate through available resources empowering the person to make informed decisions about long-term care supports and services.

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Services

Adult In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Medicare Information/Counseling
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Children's In Home Respite Care
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Area Agencies on Aging
Homemaker Assistance
Case/Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral
ADRC Options Counselors help empower individuals to make informed choices about their long-term care supports and services by providing information about available resources, assisting with planning, and accessing services.
Options Counselors help in planning, identifying, locating, and applying for services and supports based on the individual's needs, values, and preferences.
Assessments for those considering a nursing home to determine if home assistance or another alternative might be appropriate.

Services

Activities of Daily Living Assessment
Long Term Care Options Counseling

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Services

Adult In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Medicare Information/Counseling
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Children's In Home Respite Care
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Area Agencies on Aging
Homemaker Assistance
Case/Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Services

Adult In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Medicare Information/Counseling
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Children's In Home Respite Care
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Area Agencies on Aging
Homemaker Assistance
Case/Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Services

Adult In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Medicare Information/Counseling
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Children's In Home Respite Care
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Area Agencies on Aging
Homemaker Assistance
Case/Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Services

Adult In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Medicare Information/Counseling
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Children's In Home Respite Care
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Area Agencies on Aging
Homemaker Assistance
Case/Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Services

Adult In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Medicare Information/Counseling
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Children's In Home Respite Care
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Area Agencies on Aging
Homemaker Assistance
Case/Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral
A free counseling service to provide information to clients to help them make decisions about their insurance. Counselors can answer questions about: - Medicare. - Medicare Supplemental Insurance. - Medicare Advantage Plans. - Prescription Drug Coverage. - Long-term Care Insurance. - Medicare Claims and Appeals.
Caseworkers can provide assistance with long term care options. Qualifying clients will receive monthly follow up calls and home visits.

Provides long-term care information which enables participants and their caregivers to make informed decisions based on the options available in their community.

Options discussed include home and community-based services like in-home care and adult day services, home-delivered meals, and other services available in their community.

Other options include supportive living facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing facilities.

Services

Long Term Care Options Counseling

Provides long-term care information which enables participants and their caregivers to make informed decisions based on the options available in their community.

Options discussed include home and community-based services like in-home care and adult day services, home-delivered meals, and other services available in their community.

Other options include supportive living facilities, assisted living facilities, and nursing facilities.

Services

Long Term Care Options Counseling
Options Counselors are here to help clients through big life events and changes and discuss options for the future. Counselors can offer guidance, help develop a personalized long-term care plan, and provide valuable connections to community resources and services for each situation.

Services

Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Midwest Care Management Services provides experienced and compassionate Care Managers to create a plan to address your health, safety, daily caregiving, and social needs. They serve as a liaison between invested parties and find the best nursing home, assisted living, or supportive arrangements. Care Managers advocate for the best care and treatment at hospitals and facilities along with coordinating end-of-life planning and logistics.

Services

Neurological Impairments
Functional Disabilities
Older Adults
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Long Term Case/Care Management

Provides in-home assessments to seniors to determine eligibility for programs.

Services

Activities of Daily Living Assessment
Long Term Care Options Counseling

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Services

Adult In Home Respite Care
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Medicare Information/Counseling
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Children's In Home Respite Care
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Home Delivered Meals
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Area Agencies on Aging
Homemaker Assistance
Case/Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral