minnesota’s dhs personal care assistance (pca) program linkage lines training, august 23, 2004
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Minnesota’s DHS
Personal Care Assistance
(PCA) Program
Linkage Lines Training, August 23, 2004
“Independence--it’s all about living on your own.”
Consumer, 2004 PCA Survey
Presentation Topics
" Providers of PCA Services" Accessing PCA Services" PCA Consumer Guidebook" Online PCA Worker Listing
– Ann Roscoe, Disability Services Division, DHS– [email protected]– 651-634-2282
Providers of PCA Services
" Personal Care Provider Organization (a.k.a. PCA Agency)
" Home Health Agency" PCA Choice Provider
Personal Care Provider Organization
" Also called PCPO or PCA Agency
" Recruits, hires, trains, scheduling and paying PCAs
" Has Qualified Professional
Home Health Agency
" Licensed by Department of Health
" Is Medicare certified" Provides nursing visits, home
health aide visits and therapy visits
" Can provide PCA services
PCA Choice Provider
" Provides PCA Services" Consumer recruits, hires, trains
and schedules PCAs " Is “fiscal intermediary” for
consumer
Accessing PCA Services
" Home Care - Medical Assistance Home Care
" Home and Community Based Waiver Programs
" Alternative Care" Managed Care
PCA Consumer Guidebook
Comprehensive Consumer Comprehensive Consumer Information ResourceInformation Resource
Guidebook Purposes
" To inform consumers about program policy and options
" To provide consumer choice tools
Program and Policy Areas
" Eligibility and assessment" Program options" PCA provider types
Consumer Toolkit
" Finding and choosing a provider
" Finding, hiring and firing a PCA" PCA Choice support documents
Availability
" Hard Copy" Online
Contact Marsha at 651.582.1915
To obtain copies:
Online Document Information
" Current policy resource manual: http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/ groups/county_access/documents/pub/DHS
" PDF format: http://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/ Legacy/DHS-3858-ENG
PCA Online Worker Listing
Connecting Consumers Connecting Consumers and Personal Care and Personal Care
AssistantsAssistants
Purpose - Bridging the Gap
" PCA will post “resume’” information
" Consumers will be able to search
" Internet or phone access
PCA Worker Information
" Contact information" Skills, interests, training" Preferences for location and
work environment
Linkage Lines Training, August 23, 2004
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