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Helps seniors live safely and as independently as possible Services include: - Case management - Companionship - Free customized information and referral for senior housing options - Home Health Aides - Laundry and light housekeeping - Life care management - Meal planning, preparation, and grocery shopping - Nursing care - Personal care - Service coordination - Transportation for appointments and outings

Provides basic in-home support services to Anoka County residents age 60 and older, helping them remain safe and independent in their homes. NOTE: Some areas may have waiting lists, depending on the availability of contractors and the type of service requested. Priority is given to low-income households. Services offered include the following: Minor Home Repairs - Changing light bulbs - Checking smoke and carbon monoxide detectors - Fixing/replacing faucets and light fixtures - Hanging mirrors or wall décor Routine Housekeeping - Changing bed linens - Cleaning bathrooms - Cleaning kitchen - Dusting - Sweeping, mopping, or vacuuming floors Seasonal Chores - Mowing - Raking - Snow removal Services are completed by screened independent contractors and community volunteers.?

Provides home nursing services and home health aides Service also includes homemaker and chore services such as laundry, meal preparation, housekeeping, or teaching home management skills to families

Provides home and community-based services such as: - 24-hour emergency assistance - Adult companion services - Assistance with daily living skills such as grooming, bathing, eating, transfers, and dressing - Assistance with medical appointments, transportation support, medical documentation, reminders, and follow-up coordination - Care plan coordination - Chronic disease management - Housekeeping and homemaker services - Individual home support without training or individual community living support - Diabetic monitoring and education - Meal preparation, nutrition education, and grocery shopping assistance - Medical and mental wellness for emotional support - Pain management and wound care management - Respite care services in-home or out-of-home - Skilled nursing care

Provides a wide variety of free and low-cost home health care services. Services provided: - Blood pressure checks from an outreach nurse - Community education seminars designed for caregivers, seniors, family members, and the public on a variety of topics for older adults - Computer/technology help - Friendly visits from volunteers to help with transportation, chore support, grocery shopping assistance, meal preparation, plant care, pet care, telephone reassurance, or offer emotional support. Services are based upon volunteers and their availability to offer services. - Home safety checks to meet with older adults and discuss their needs, develop a care plan, and refer to professional services - Home chore assistance including seasonal yard work and occasional snow shoveling. Yard work may include spring and fall cleanup, installation of window AC's, and help around the house. - In-home foot care for non-diabetic individuals for a fee - In-home health assessment for a free in-home nurse visit to discuss health concerns and goals - Rides to medical appointments with at least 1-2 weeks' notice before an appointment

Individualized Home Supports with Family Training - Services for people who live in their family home that provide support and/or training in the following community living service categories: - Community participation - Health, safety, and wellness - Household management - Adaptive skills *Designed to provide training to the person as well as their family members Individualized Home Supports with Training - Services for people who live in their own home or family home that provide support and/or training in the following community living service categories: - Community participation - Health, safety, and wellness - Household management - Adaptive skills - Formal person-centered outcomes - Completion of skill assessments *Designed for adults in need of support and training in one of the above-mentioned service categories. Individualized Home Supports without Training - Services for people who live in their own home or family home that provide support in the following community living service categories: - Community participation - Health, safety, and wellness - Household management - Adaptive skills - Complimentary support plan (SP) - Informal and formal person-centered outcomes *Designed for adults or children who require support in one of the above-mentioned service categories. Specialist Services - Provision services that extend past the scope and duration of available waiver and state plan services including: - Assessments/individual program plan and program development - Training and supervision of staff - Monitoring of specific program implementation Respite - Short-term care services provided to a person when their primary caregiver is absent or needs relief. Services include: - In-home respite: Service is provided to a person in their home or the family home. - Out-of-home respite: Service is provided to a person in a licensed or unlicensed setting that is not the person's home. - Respite level A: Active, out in the community - Respite level B: Stay at home and local outings only - Respite level C: Sleep in - Respite level D: 24-hour period Homemaker Services - Services that help a person manage general cleaning and household activities. Services include: - Cleaning: light housekeeping tasks, laundry services - Home management: cleaning, transportation arrangement, meal preparation, shopping for food, and household items - Assistance with ADLs: cleaning, assistance with ADLs (ambulating, bathing, dressing, eating, grooming, toileting) *Training is not covered under this service. To receive homemaker services, homemaker cleaning must be the primary service provided. County-Funded Semi-Independent Living Services (SILS) - Services needed to maintain and improve an adult's capacity to live in the community. Supports people in ways that enable them to achieve personally desired outcomes and lead self-directed lives including: - Money management - Meal preparation - Shopping - Obtaining and maintaining a home - Self administration of medication - Formal skill building

Offers holistic care in the following areas: Medical services: - Disease management - Medical social work - Occupational therapy - Recovery and wellness - Rehabilitation services - Physical therapy - Speech and language rehabilitation Private care services: - 24 hour/7 days a week care - Companions - Light housekeeping - Home health aides - Homemakers - Meal preparation - Medical reminders - Shopping

Provides homemaking services that include laundry, cleaning, meal preparation, shopping and errands, socialization, assistance with paying bills, and reading mail.

Provides one free house cleaning a month for two months per patient. Recruits professional residential maid services who are insured and bonded to participate in the program. NOTE: The demand for service far exceeds the ability to serve, but Cleaning for a Reason will attempt to match as many patients as possible who go through the application process. Since the cleaning companies are businesses, they schedule patients as able within their normal paying customers. Sometimes, cleaning companies are handling the maximum number of patients at present.

Provides 1 - 24 hours of temporary, long-term term or respite care, depending on staff availability, through home care services including: - Comfort care for hospice patients - Friendly companionship - Laundry assistance - Light housekeeping - Limited transportation needs - Meal preparation - Personal Care: Shower/bathing assistance, dressing/hygiene assistance, toileting assistance, etc. - Safety checks (one-hour services)

Provides home health and personal care services that enable older adults to continue to live independently. Home care services are provided in the community or in a Sholom-owned facility. Services include: - Home health aides - Nurse visits - Occupational therapy - Palliative care - Physical therapy - Remote patient monitoring to measure pulse oximetry, blood pressure, glucometers, temperature, and weight - Speech therapy - Social work services Home care services provided: - Alzheimer's and Dementia care - Bathing and incontinence care - Flexible care options, hourly, daily, and overnight care - Licensed, insured, bonded caregivers - Meal prep, housekeeping, errands, driving to appointments - Medication assistance - Transfers from bed to wheelchairs

Provides dedicated support to seniors in the community to allow them to remain in their own homes. Using volunteer support from the community and throughout the Twin Cities, East Side Elders provides a variety of programming including: - Chores and Housekeeping: Visitors can help with everyday chores such as laundry, vacuuming, writing checks, doing the dishes, or simply reading a book. This service allows a friendly visitor to make sure that the house is secure and there are no safety issues. - Elder Cafe: Quarterly social event with a meal and entertainment. This event also offers a blood pressure clinic and an annual flu vaccination clinic. - Friendly Visiting/Callers: Volunteers can be arranged to visit with seniors who may not have someone else to check in with them from time to time to ensure they have everything they need. Volunteers can be matched with a specific senior or can be on-call on an as-needed basis. - Information and Referral: Program staff know other resources in the area and can help arrange for someone to help - Residential Snow Removal: Assists elders in need of snow removal services. This service is on a first-come, first-served basis and may not be available throughout the entire winter if the client list is full. - Rides: Volunteer drivers take seniors to doctor appointments, grocery stores, and other destinations for special events. Note: Volunteers are limited and rides are not guaranteed. - Wellness Clinics: Located at The Salvation Army on Payne Avenue open to the community for those ages 60 and above. Parkway Gardens Apartments and the Elders Lodge is currently limited to residents only.

In Home Care Service is a licensed service that provides an individualized assistance plan to help maintain and support healthy independent aging in the home and community. Aging individuals receive assistance in their home from a trained staff with a daily personal plan which can include household maintenance (laundry/cleaning), personal cares, and/or home management (phone calls, organizing, reading mail, arranging appointments), and socialization.

Provides resources for older adults living alone as well as caregivers needing support. Services are designed to help maintain independence as long as feasible. Home-based services are provided according to the availability of volunteers and staff: - Homemaking: Indoor light housekeeping services include mild laundry services, floor care, kitchen/bathroom cleaning, and other indoor help. Light "fix it" services (i.e., changing light bulbs, smoke detector batteries, etc.), meal preparation, menu planning, picking up groceries and medications, help with organizing bills, etc. Supportive programs: - Caregiver Consulting: Helps caregivers manage and live their lives while caring for another person, develop individualized plans, and connect with resources in the community - Caregiver Support Groups: Professionally facilitated, confidential environment for caregivers to share concerns, feelings regarding their role as caregiver, and to learn from each other

Provides short-term and long-term nursing home-level care for adults in their home, including memory care and post-accident care. Services may include:? ?- Client transportation services to the grocery store, worship services, doctor, hairdresser, etc. - Companionship services - Daily housekeeping - Laundry - Meal preparation - Medication administration - Personal care and grooming - Respite care - Supplement assisted living care for assisted living residents - Supplement in-home hospice care

- Assessment and intake - Errands and groceries - Financial and benefits consultation - Laundry - Light housekeeping - Meal prep - Medication set up and reminders - Non-medical nail care - Personal cares (i.e., hygiene, bathing, dressing) - Respite

- Home Health Aide including personal care, minimal light housekeeping, and meal preparation - Home nursing including diabetic management and teaching, physical assessment, and lab draws for bloodwork - Homemaking services - IV therapy - Physical, speech, and occupational therapies can be arranged

The Chore Services program assists older adults with a variety of in-home and outdoor services. Services include: - Assisted transportation with rides to the grocery store, doctors' appointments, and other errands - Homemaking services such as laundry, grocery shopping, and small meal prepration - Housing cleaning for deep cleaning and one-time decluttering - Minor home repair services and special projects - Yard maintenance all year-long such as lawn mowing, fall leaf raking, winter snow removal, and spring clean-up activities

Companion care and home care services include: - Light housekeeping - Meal preparation and clean-up - Friendly visiting - Errands running - Shopping assistance - Activities of daily living - Respite for family caregivers Personal Care services include: - Bathing / showering - Grooming - Toileting - Help getting dressed - Feeding - Transfer assistance

Services offers: - Assistance for families in determining how best to care for aging relatives - Caregiver consultant provides one-to-one assistance to families and caregivers to create a personalized caregiving plan - Chores including washing windows, basic home maintenance, assistance with moving, and yard work - Companionship offers friendly visits and phone calls, weekly check-ins, and monthly Care Packages delivery - Grocery shopping and grocery delivery services - Social and educational engagement opportunities including outreach activities, game days, and more - Transportation to and from medical, dental, and eye, and other appointments in Duluth and Two Harbors

Resource center assists with the following services: - Advocacy: Includes areas of housing, civil and human rights, employment, transportation, and others. The Center advocates for state, local, and federal legislation. - Aging in Place Program: Offers accessible modification assistance, ramp installation, and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence. - Assistive Technology Network: Assists individuals in the process of obtaining assistive technology devices. - Homemaking Services: Assists individuals in managing household activities including housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, and shopping. - Independent living skills training - Information and Referral: Provides up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region. - On-Demand Lending Library: Program will purchase the requested device and the individual can use it for as long as needed; the program retains ownership of the item. Eligibility requirements: first come, first served basis; funds are limited. - Peer Mentoring: Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and create a unique plan to achieve those goals. Matches interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, problem-solving solutions, social skills, etc. - Public Education: Provides information, resources, and materials on accessibility guides, ADA, disability laws, etc. - Respite Care Services: Provides short-term in-home care and support when the primary caregiver or family members need to be absent from the home. - Systems Advocacy: Works to implement changes where needed at a broader systemic level. - Transition/Relocation Services: Assists individuals living with a disability in transitioning from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings, with the goal of preventing institutionalization.

- Caregiver support group - Companionship - Dementia Friends training on request - Friendly visits - Homemaking and chores service - Paperwork assistance - Respite care - Socialization - Telephone reassurance/buddy phone call service - Transportation (including wheelchair accessible transports) to: medical/social service appointments, church, senior dining, hair dresser appointments, and grocery shopping - Yard work

Provides resources for older adults living alone as well as caregivers needing support. Services are designed to help maintain independence as long as feasible. Home-based services are provided according to the availability of volunteers and staff: - Homemaking: Indoor light housekeeping services include mild laundry services, floor care, kitchen/bathroom cleaning, and other indoor help. Light "fix it" services (i.e., changing light bulbs, smoke detector batteries, etc.), meal preparation, menu planning, picking up groceries and medications, help with organizing bills, etc. Supportive programs: - Caregiver Consulting: Helps caregivers manage and live their lives while caring for another person, develop individualized plans, and connect with resources in the community - Caregiver Support Groups: Professionally facilitated, confidential environment for caregivers to share concerns, feelings regarding their role as caregiver, and to learn from each other

Allows an individual receiving PCA services to manage their own personal assistants; PCAs provide services to people who need help with activities of daily living, housekeeping, meal preparation, etc.

Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Care - Assistance with activities of daily living - Encouraging engagement - Keeping seniors safe - Managing behavioral symptoms Arthritis Care - Assistance with activities of daily living - Driving to exercise class - Encouraging daily activity - Maintaining a safe environment to avoid falls - Preparation of nutritious meals Companionship and Home Helper - Accompaniment to doctor visits - Grocery shopping - Laundry and linens - Light housekeeping - Meal preparation - Medication reminders - Respite care - Socialization Diabetes Care - Documentation of blood sugar results and encouragement to follow doctor recommendations for glucose results that are too high or too low - Encouraging foot care - Help scheduling doctor appointments, and transportation to and from appointments - Implementation of action plan if a diabetic emergency arises - Planning and preparation of a well-balanced diet based on recommendations of doctor or diabetes educator - Prompting to check blood sugar levels regularly - Reminders to take scheduled medications Hospice Support - Respite for family caregivers - Supplemental support Personal Services - Bathing - Dressing - Incontinence care - Mobility assistance Transitional Care - Hospital discharge assistance - Prescription pick-up - Transportation A few hours at a time, 24-hour and live-in care available.