Care consultation provides adults age 60 or older, their caregivers, and families with knowledge, skills, tools, and resources to help older adults lives as independently as possible. Consultants work over the phone or in the home to identify services to meet needs. There are no income guidelines, and services can be provided for as long as needed, with no minimum or maximum visits required. Care Consultants can: - Advocate on your behalf to ensure you receive the services you need - Connect clients to services that increase health and independence - Create customized action plans - Educate regarding chronic disease management and prevention - Provide family mediation - Fill out legal documents such as health care directives - Identify community resources - Identify risks in the home that compromise health and safety - Help with managing difficult family decisions - Help with planning for the future - Help with problem solving

- Car seat information and checks: Certified technicians available to provide education and assistance of proper car seat installation for all families regardless of income - Car seat distribution class: Income eligible families attend a 60 minute class to receive instruction on proper use and installation as well as a new child safety seat - Milestones provides car seat distribution class for those with MA BluePlus (320)251-5081

Provides car seats as well as child passenger safety training and education. Education is required before receiving a car seat.

Provides law enforcement and community services such as Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), Neighborhood Watch, and child care seat safety education.

Provides lead education, outreach and blood lead screening. Services include: - Baby Safe at Home: Provides free home visits to identify lead hazards in the home; qualifying households will be provided with safety items that protect babies from household hazards - Community outreach, presentations on preventing childhood lead poisoning for both children and adult audiences - Healthy Homes: Help identify and take care of safety and health hazards in the home - Screening for lead in the blood, and in-home education visits. During the in-home visit SRC staff will test the home for lead hazards.

- Animal control. Works with Four Paws organization. - Car seat installation and inspection - Lockouts with a service fee $20 - Lost and found - Neighborhood Crime Watch: Group of neighbors looking out for other neighbors - Recycle Cell Phones: Cell phones may be dropped off at the Chaska Police Department. The phones will be cleaned up and given new cords and chargers, then distributed to seniors and victims of abuse to provide 911 assistance. - Vacation house checks

Helps saves lives in communities by installing smoke alarms in homes and educating people about home fire safety. During a home visit, residents receive: - Emergency preparedness tips and information - Guidance in the development of a Family Disaster Plan - Up to 3 installed smoke alarms if no working smoke alarms are present in the home Demonstration and installation services are performed by Red Cross-trained volunteers and/or community partners or local fire departments.

- Provides education and car seat distribution to eligible clients - Specific car seat availability and eligibility depend on insurance, child age, and resource availability as determined by intake. Car seat distribution appointments take 60 - 90 minutes - Provides car seat checks for those with existing car seats that want to make sure the seat is installed correctly

Physical therapy uses exercises, manual therapy, and other techniques to treat conditions that affect an individual's physical function. Physical therapy may help an individual: - Avoid the need for medication or surgery - Improve mobility, coordination, flexibility, and strength - Recover after an injury, illness, or surgery - Reduce pain - Regain independence Therapists may also conduct evaluations like functional capacity evaluations. Fall Prevention Physical therapists work with individuals to prevent falls by: - Assessing an individual's risk factors, including certain medical conditions and medications - Educating an individual about fall prevention - Helping make an individual's home safer - Providing dizziness and balance care - Teaching an individual exercises to improve their strength and stability - Testing an individual's balance and ability to walk Orthopedic Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Type of physical therapy that's used to treat conditions like: - Arthritis - Back, neck, jaw, joint, or muscle pain - Broken bones - Injuries or conditions that affect the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, foot, or ankle - Sprains and strains - Sports and exercise injuries Physical Therapy for Children Therapists help children improve functional gross motor skills like rolling, sitting, walking, or skipping. Physical therapists also teach children how to use a wheelchair, walker or other type of mobility equipment. Specialized PT Services Physical therapists offer specialized physical therapy services for the treatment of: - Back and neck pain - Balance and dizziness-related problems - Hand conditions - Lymphedema - Neurological conditions like stroke or brain injury - Pain rehabilitation - Pelvic floor disorders

Helps saves lives in communities by installing smoke alarms in homes and educating people about home fire safety. During a home visit, residents receive: - Emergency preparedness tips and information - Guidance in the development of a Family Disaster Plan - Up to 3 installed smoke alarms if no working smoke alarms are present in the home Demonstration and installation services are performed by Red Cross-trained volunteers and/or community partners or local fire departments.

Provides car seat inspections

- Physical Therapy - Occupational Therapy - Speech Language Pathology - Assessment for risk level and prevention of falls - Assistance with cognitive issues - Balance training - Care plan to improve Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) - Family/caregiver training - Home safety evaluation - Maximizing mobility and functional independence - Recommendations for adaptive and assistive devices and equipment - Prenatal massage therapy to support the physiologic, structural, and emotional well-being of mother and baby

Services: - Trap shooting, skeet shooting range - Gun safety classes starting summer - Money for gun safety classes goes to state DNR. - On going 5-Stand/Sporting Clays - Learn to shoot classes - League & Registered Shooting of Skeet, Trap, & 5-Stand

Promotes and protects the health of children and families through education, prevention services, regulation, and advocacy. Also partners with many organizations and community groups to address and resolve health issues and concerns, such as: - Breastfeeding information and support ??- Cannabis prevention and education - Car seat safety - Childhood safety - Developmental assessment? - Growth and development education - Infant and childhood feeding - Parenting support - Pregnancy and childbirth education - Safe child care ?- Special needs issues ?- Referrals

- Free car seat education; car seats available to those who qualify - Child care consultation services with contracted child care centers - Education related to injury prevention including home safety - Family home visits to provide antepartum, postpartum, breast feeding, family planning, infant care, child growth, and development assessments, education, promotion of parenting - Follow Along Program to provide information regarding growth, development, and screen for need for referral to other services, including medical and early childhood special education - Provide services to children with special needs, including waiver case management, personal care attendant assessment - Support to schools including assistance with early childhood screenings

Provides convertible, combination and booster seats to low income families

Provides fire safety information and emergency services. Services include: - Response to fire and other emergencies - Issues fire permits

- Provides car seat inspections - Provides convertible, forward facing with harness, low and high back booster car seats. Availability may fluctuate.

The service is intended to make minor modifications of living space to prevent injury, promote safety, and health of older person's, to assist frail and older adult clients to remain independent in their homes. Modifications included, but not limited to: - Faucet and door levers - Installation of medical alert devices - Purchase and installation of grab bars, shower chairs, raised toilet seats - Repairs/renovations to alleviate medical conditions (i.e., air conditioner installation for asthma patients, etc., with doctor's prescription) - Smoke detectors - Water heater repair - Other - call for more information

- Home visits to provide antepartum, postpartum, breastfeeding, family planning, infant care, child growth and development assessments, education, promotion of parenting, family planning information, and prenatal and childbirth education - Provides services to children with special needs, including skilled nursing visits, waiver case management, personal care attendant assessment, and screening for Early Childhood Special Education services - Follow Along Program provides information regarding growth and development and screens for the need for referral to other services, including medical and Early Childhood Special Education - Family Service Aides provide limited homemaking, support, and education to pregnant women and new moms and infants, and parenting support to families - Education related to injury prevention, including home safety - Community resource information and referral - Nutrition education

Helps saves lives in communities by installing smoke alarms in homes and educating people about home fire safety. During a home visit, residents receive: - Emergency preparedness tips and information - Guidance in the development of a Family Disaster Plan - Up to 3 installed smoke alarms if no working smoke alarms are present in the home Demonstration and installation services are performed by Red Cross-trained volunteers and/or community partners or local fire departments.

Law enforcement services including: - Assists in civil matters ?- Educates community members on safe water practices - Responds to calls for service - School crime prevention programs

Offers certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians to assist caregivers with car seat installation and education on Minnesota's Child Passenger Restraint Law. Technicians provide guidance on proper use and fit for rear-facing, forward-facing, and booster seats, as well as seat belts. Free car seats are also available for qualifying low-income families or those on Medical Assistance.

La Crescent City Police Department provides law enforcement services for the community. Services include patrols, investigations, arrests, fingerprinting and background checks (including pre-employment), animal control (domestic and wild animals), parking control, weather sirens, noise violations, curfew ordinance enforcement, bicycle safety/registration, and crime reporting and prevention programs.

- Blood pressure screening - Breastfeeding mothers support - Case management and care coordination - Child and teen checkup outreach - Family planning services - Financial assistance available for prenatal care, pelvic exams, PAP smears, pregnancy testing, etc. - Follow Along Program: Home visits for newborns, including questionnaires sent to the home until child is four years old. If something on a questionnaire causes concern, a nurse will visit the home and take action if appropriate. - Food recall information - Home health care including home nursing with blood pressure screening, diabetes education for newly diagnosed patients, instructions for new diets, and monitoring of medication administration. Home Health Aides assist with bathing and personal care, meal preparation, and assistance with hair and oral care. Physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists provide services also. - Immunizations: available for children and young adults, birth through age 18. Hepatitis B and Tdap for a fee for adults. Flu shots available from October through December. - Mantoux testing (tuberculosis) - Loan closet - Maternal and child health (car seats available for low-income families) - Prenatal care and education including safety and proper use of car seats - School health nurses consult with teachers on topics such as AIDS, teen pregnancy prevention, self-breast exams, and nutrition. Preschool screenings as well as immunization, vision, and hearing clinics.