PERSON-CENTERED SERVICE PROVIDER
We are an enrolled Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) provider that use Person-Centered Thinking & Planning philosophy to provide our services.
Services you can count on
Our trained staff and case managers use the Person-Centered Thinking & Planning philosophy and approach to help develop the community support plan based on what is important TO and Important FOR each individual we serve, Implements and monitors the community support plan (The community support plan must ensure that the health and safety needs of the recipient are reasonably met), Assures informed choice and consent, helps with referrals, provide a comprehensive community support service, arranges for and coordinates service delivery in the following programs:
Waivers (EW, CAC, CADI & DD) and Alternative Care (AC)
Community Care Services LLC provides Alternative Care (AC) and Waiver (EW, BI, CAC, CADI & DD) Case Management, Ongoing for individuals who require the level of care provided in a specialized nursing facility, hospital, nursing facility, intermediate care facility (persons with developmental disabilities) and to individuals who require the level of care provided in a nursing home and choose to live in the community. Case Management, Ongoing programs for Alternative Care (AC) and Waiver (EW,BI, CAC, CADI & DD) programs are a Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) for individuals of age 18 and older and 65 and older. The purpose of the Case Management, Ongoing for Alternative Care (AC) and Waiver (EW BI, CAC, CADI & DD) programs are to promote optimal health, independence, safety and integration, community living, and independence with services and support systems designed to address each person’s individual needs and choices using person centered thinking and planning philosophy and approach.
Essential Community Supports (ECS)
Community Care Services LLC provides Essential Community Supports (ECS) to individuals which includes: Case Management (Service Coordination) plus Community Living Assistance (CLA). The Essential Community Supports (ECS) program will provide community based supports for recipients who do not meet the revised nursing facility level of care criteria. ECS Services will support recipients with an assessed need for Community Living Assistance (CLA) to maintain their community living.
ESC for Seniors
Age 65 or older, not eligible for Medical Assistance, can benefit from one or more ECS services, Do not or no longer meet the nursing facility level of care criteria, and Meet Alternative Care financial eligibility criteria.
ECS for people in transition
Were receiving BI Waiver, CADI Waiver, EW or nursing facility services and lose (no longer have) MA eligibility for those services at their next reassessment on or after Jan. 1, 2015 due to changes in NF LOC criteria. In addition, this second group: No longer meet the nursing facility level of care (NF LOC) criteria. Are age 21 or older, Meet Alternative Care (AC) financial eligibility criteria if not on MA, Are not eligible for state plan (MA) Personal Care Attendant (PCA) services, and can benefit from one or more ECS service.
Moving Home Minnesota (MHM)
Moving Home Minnesota’s goal is to create opportunities for Minnesotans to move from institutions to their own homes in the community. Moving Home Minnesota promotes the development and implementation of transition plans that reflect the preferences of those receiving services and the opportunity to receive services in the most integrated setting.Community Care Services LLC provides Transitional Coordination, Demonstration Case Management(non-waiver individuals), and Comprehensive Community Support Services.
Housing Stabilization Services(HSS)
Housing Stabilization Services comprise of Housing Transition/Sustaining and Housing Consultation/Care Coordination
Housing Transition: Our Community Case Workers/Managers will help individuals develop a housing transition plan, support the Individual in applying for benefits to afford their housing, including helping the person determine which benefits they may be eligible for, assist the individual with the housing search and application process, assist the individual with tenant screening and housing assessments, help the individual understand and develop a budget , help individual understand and negotiate a lease, help the individual build relationship with prospective landlord, help promote and support cultural practice needs and understandings between the individual and prospective landlords/property managers, help find housing funding housing expense which includes deposit, household furniture, housing supplies and moving expenses. In addition to organizing a move, Our Community Case Workers/Managers will work with individuals to expunge records, Identifying services and benefits that will support the person with housing instability and Ensure that the new living arrangement is safe for the person and ready for move-in.
Housing Sustaining: Our Community Case Workers/Managers will assist individuals to develop, update and modify a housing support and crisis/safety plan on a regular basis, help prevent early identification of behaviors that may jeopardize continued housing, educate and train individuals on roles, rights, and responsibilities of the tenant and property manager, help individuals maintain key relationships with property managers and neighbors, help individuals with community resources to prevent evictions when housing is at risk, help the individual to maintain a good tenant, lease compliance, and household management, and above all work with property manager or landlord to promote housing retention.
Housing Consultation/Care Coordination: Community Care Services LLC helps individuals in developing a housing focused person-centered plan, assist individuals to access needed state plan services that support housing stability and provide referrals or information about other needed services.