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Contracted In-Home Services
Services funded by Kitsap A/LTC and subcontracted to community
providers.
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Kitsap A/LTC contracts with
Chuckwagon
Senior Nutrition Services to provide home-delivered meal services in
our county. |
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Home-delivered meals are provided to
vulnerable older persons who are home-bound by reason of illness,
incapacitating disability, or who are otherwise isolated.
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 This program intends to
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maintain or improve the health
status
of these individuals. |
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support their independence. |
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prevent institutionalization. |
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allow earlier discharge from
hospitals,
nursing homes, or other residential
care facilities.
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Each meal served contains at least
one-third of the current Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) as
established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of
Sciences National Research Council. |
For more information please call (360) 377-8511 or toll free (888) 877-8511.
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Kitsap A/LTC contracts with
Kitsap
Mental Health Services to provide both Older Adult Counseling and
Substance Abuse services.
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Older Adult Counseling provides
outpatient and consultation/ education services designed to
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evaluate an older person’s need
for mental health intervention. |
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determine the type of intervention
needed. |
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provide appropriate treatment or
referral for treatment.
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disseminate information to help
older persons gain access to needed mental health and other
community services. |
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provide specialized training,
consultation and education to community agencies and
organizations to improve community services and increase
awareness of mental health issues.
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Chemical Dependency Counseling
provides
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specialized assessments for persons age 60 and above, which include
individualized treatment recommendations. |
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assistance in obtaining treatment
at whatever level available and the client is willing to accept.
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community planning efforts to
provide enhanced services for persons in need of substance abuse
services, both in and out-patient. |
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For more information about or referral to either program, please call (360)
337-5700. For information on Kitsap Mental Health Services please call (360)
373-5031.
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COPES and Medicaid in-home Personal Care Services are provided by
contracted home care agencies and/or Individual Providers.
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Aging Network Personal Care and Respite
personal care services are provided through contracted home care
agencies only. |
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Personal Care Services helps an individual
to stay in his/her home and live as independently as
possible. |
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 Services may include assistance with
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eating |
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dressing |
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toileting |
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ambulation |
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transferring |
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positioning |
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bathing and |
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self-medication.
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Services may also include adaptations to
the home, Personal Emergency Response Systems, and skilled nursing care
and caregiver training. |
For more information, contact Kitsap A/LTC’s Information and Assistance staff
at (360) 337-5700 or 1-800-562-6418.
Personal Care Services are also available for people who wish to pay
privately through these and other providers in Kitsap County. (See
Where To Turn)
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Respite Care
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relieves family or other unpaid
caregivers of adults with functional disabilities from caregiving duties for short time
periods. |
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can include personal care or
supervision. |
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is provided in the
home by contracted home care agencies, or out of the home by
contracted providers such as nursing facilities or adult day
care/health.. |
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is available on an hourly and
daily basis, including 24-hour care for several consecutive
days. |
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For more information, contact Kitsap A/LTC’s Information and Assistance
staff, or Family Caregiver Support Program at (360) 337-5700 or 1-800-562-6418.
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| Title V Senior
Employment |
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The Title V program is an employment and
training program that
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provides part-time paid
community service training opportunities. |
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fosters individual economic self-sufficiency through
subsidized training and subsequent placement into unsubsidized
jobs for Kitsap County residents who are age 55 and over and who
are in the greatest economic and social need. |
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Kitsap A/LTC currently contracts with
WorkSource of Kitsap County, a division of the Washington State
Employment Security Department to provide senior employment services.
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For more information please call (360) 337-4756.
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