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In Home Support

Facts

      • An early study of the National Health Interview Survey on Disability (NHISD) 1994-97, found that those who need more personal assistance services than they receive are 10 times as likely to go hungry because no one is available to help them eat as those whose needs are met,
      • 20 times more likely to miss a meal because of lack of help with shopping,
      • 5 times as likely to lose weight unintentionally,
      • And almost three times as likely to fall because no one was around to prevent their falling.
      • As a result, these people are at risk of being forced to leave their homes and move into institutions, such as nursing homes
      • All In Home Support caregivers are mandated reporters of suspected abuse or neglect.
      • A more recent estimate, using data from the 2002 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), found that 1,167,000 individuals who were at or below the federal income level to qualify for Supplemental Security Income needed help with two or more activities of daily living (ADLs).
      • Clients of In Home Supports can also include offenders, people with mental health difficulties, women fleeing domestic violence, refugees and people with a drug or alcohol dependency. Individuals with these issues often need more than just a home; we work proactively with them to look at learning and employment, cultural and social opportunities.
      • Even a modest amount of unmet need can jeopardize a person’s ability to live independently. Unmet need likely increases the chances of an individual being prematurely institutionalized or being hospitalized, and reduces an individual’s participation in society.
      • Medicare will help pay for home care if  (1) Your doctor certifies that you are homebound, meaning it takes a considerable and taxing effort to leave your home and (2) You need skilled physical, speech or occupational therapy services, or skilled nursing on an intermittent (less than seven days a week) or part-time (less than eight hours a day) basis.

      Synod Services

      Our In Home Supports are designed to help disabled adults and seniors in the community continue to live at home by providing assistance with the normal activities of daily living. In Home Supports are often combined with Health and Safety Services and may be provided for as many hours a week as needed.

      • Hands-on Personal Care – Assistance with bathing, hair and grooming to ensure high standards of health, appearance and hygiene.
      • Household Support – Help with all tasks necessary to ensure a safe, clean home: housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, organizing, and hoarding reduction
      • Food and Nutrition - Assistance maintaining a healthy diet through meal preparation and cooking, meal planning, and grocery shopping
      • Enrichment – Assistance accessing community social, educational and recreational programs and resources; support and encouragement with exercise, hobbies and socializing outside of the home; music therapy; help with computers; therapeutic recreational camp

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