Home Health Agency
A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, or occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. It has policies established by a professional group associated with the agency or organization (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) to govern the services and provides for supervision of such services by a physician or a registered nurse; maintains clinical records on all patients; is licensed in accordance with State or local law or is approved by the State or local licensing agency as meeting the licensing standards, where applicable; and meets other conditions found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be necessary for health and safety.
Home Health Agencies in Anchorage, AK
Supports Brokerage Agency
A provider of service/function that assists participating individuals to make informed decisions about what will work best for them is consistent with their needs and reflects their individual circumstances. Serving as the agent of the individual, the service is available to assist in identifying immediate and long-term needs, developing options to meet those needs and accessing identified supports and services and may include assistance with recruiting, screening, hiring, and training in-home support providers. A family or person-centered planning approach is used. Supports Brokerage offers practical skills training to enable families and individuals to remain independent. Examples of skills training include providing information on recruiting and hiring personal care workers, managing personal care workers and providing information on effective communication and problem solving. The service/function provides sufficient information to assure that individuals understand the responsibilities involved with self-direction and assist in the development of an effective back-up and emergency plan. Plans may elect to fulfill the requirement of this service/function using a self-directed case manager or creating a distinct service. The Supports Brokerage documents the need for assistive services, planning for and documenting the use of excess funds and locating and maintaining services.
Supports Brokerage Agencies in Anchorage, AK
Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care
Consumer Care Network, Inc is a Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care practice in Anchorage, AK
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in providing families and caregivers of children with disabilities temporary relief from their duties.
Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care at Consumer Care Network, Inc perform
in-home care or center-based facilities for hours or weeks at a time. Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care is
the short-term care of children with physical and mental disabilities. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care practices include intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, brain or spine injury, terminal illness, child abuse, and caretaker exhaustion.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care
practices include maintaining daily routines or providing new activities, experiences, and friendships for children with disabilities.
A facility or distinct part of a facility that providers short term, residential care to children, diagnosed with complex or profound disabilities as respite for the regular caregivers.
Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care in Anchorage, AK
