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SARCOA PROGRAMS
Aging & Disability Resource Center
As an ADRC, SARCOA serves as the central information
and referral center for finding services and assistance
for older adults and disabled individuals throughout the
Wiregrass. Assistance is available by phone, e-mail or in
person.
Our experienced Information and Referral specialists are
knowledgeable in the field of aging and disability and
provide assistance in understanding how your needs,
preferences and unique situations translate into possible
support strategies based on available benefits and services.
Information and Referral services include application assistance,
program eligibility determinations and followup.
Our specialists provide useful information that can
assist you and your family in making informed decisions
about your long-term care and support.
Active Daily Living website
The Active Daily Living health platform is designed for
seniors or family members concerned about the physical
safety and maneuverability of an aging loved one, helping
people deal with the functional limitations many face.
The online health platform is free and open to anyone
who wishes to sign up and use it. Go to https://sarcoa.
dailylivingadvice.com
The site provides useful, practical information on caregiving,
how to help older adults remain independent and age
in place safely within the comfort of home, and how to
navigate their health care. Interactive modules and videos
also offer no-cost or low-cost tips developed by experts on
aging to address functional and environmental challenges.
Alabama Cares (National Family
Caregiver Support Program)
Alabama Cares provides support to caregivers in an effort
to keep families together and allow seniors to remain at
home instead of moving to costly long-term care facilities.
Services include:
• Information and assistance (in obtaining services).
• Respite care to give caregivers a break, including adult
day care, respite care in the home, and assisted living
respite care.
• Supplemental services to fill the gaps such as sponsorships
for Emergency Response Systems, home-delivered
meals, and incontinence and other caregiving
supplies.
The eligibility categories are:
• Caregivers of any age who provide care to individuals
age 60+.
• Caregivers of any age caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s
or dementia-related diagnosis of any age.
• Grandparents or other family members (aside from
parents) age 55+ caring for children age 18 or younger.
• Grandparents or other family members (aside from
parents) age 55+ caring for a disabled person age 19-59.
Medicaid Waiver
The Medicaid Waiver Program provides services for elderly
and disabled low-income people, who, without assistance,
might have to be cared for in a nursing home.
To qualify for the program, individuals must have an income
below three times the Federal Benefit Rate and meet
certain standards of medical need established by Medicaid.
The Medicaid Waiver Program provides clients the following
services, which are paid for by the Alabama Medicaid
Agency:
• Case Management – the Case Manager coordinates
services, provides needs assessments and information,
and assists with referrals, benefits and entitlements.
• Homemaker Services – general household activities,
which include meal preparation, food shopping, errand
running and routine household care.
• Personal Care – bathing, dressing, ambulation, light
housekeeping, emotional security, feeding and supervising
the self-administration of medications.
• Respite Care – provided to individuals unable to care
for themselves on a short-term basis, offering relief to
the person normally providing the care.
• Adult Day Health Care – allows the caregiver to work
or to have time for other interests. Limited transportation
is provided to and from the day care center.
• Home-Delivered Frozen Meals – are delivered to the
home once per week. The client must have a microwave
or oven for heating the meals and freezer space
for storage.
• Companion Services – provides supervision to functionally
impaired adults who live alone and assistance
with housekeeping and personal grooming tasks.
Personal Choices
The Personal Choices program is Alabama’s option for
self-directed home and community-based services. It is
designed to offer seniors and people with disabilities more
choice and flexibility in the type of care they receive. Personal
Choices fosters independence as participants have
greater control over their finances and decisions directly
related to their care.
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