In-Home Health Care for People with Disabilities
Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Health Care
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Assistance
Independent Living
What is An In-Home Caregiver/PCA?
Minneapolis / Saint Paul In Home Health Care Agency
Minnesota’s In-Home Care (PCA) program is designed to support people of all ages with disabilities to live independently in the community. PCA program is designed to provide support to an individual, as needed, to assist in accomplishing daily activities of life, health-related functions through hands on assistance, supervision, and cuing along with redirection and intervention for behavior including observation and monitoring. At Abidjan Healthcare, Inc., we are fully aware that each client is unique; therefore, their care is tailored accordingly.
This support is provided to:
- People with disabilities of all ages
- The elderly (over 65)
- People with chronic health conditions
Clients who receive PCA services can elect one of the two options:
Traditional Provider PCA Services: The agency is responsible for
- Finding, hiring/firing and training of PCA staff
- Finding back up PCA staff
- Assigning a Qualified Professional if the client wants one
- Applying for the criminal background check of the staff
- Billing the state for PCA services
- Scheduling and paying the PCA and Qualified Professional
- Getting a Physicians statement of need and maintaining it in the clients case file
- Monitoring and evaluating PCA staff
- Maintaining the required liability insurance and Workers’ Compensation
PCA Choice: This is consumer-directed option where the client will have the greatest control over staffing. The PCA Choice agency is called Fiscal intermediary. The agency is responsible for billing DHS for PCA services and paying the PCA staff and or Qualified Professional.
The client is responsible for:
- Finding, hiring/firing and training of PCA
- Finding back up PCA staff
- Supervising PCA staff
- Finding Qualified Professional if needed
- Scheduling PCAs and Qualified Professionals
- Monitoring and evaluating PCA staff
- Entering into written agreement with the PCA Choice Agency
- Maintaining documentation of the PCA tasks and actions
The Fiscal Intermediary:
- Billing for PCA services and Qualified Professional
- Paying and withholding taxes for PCA staff and Qualified Professional
- Applying for the Criminal background check for PCA staff and Qualified Professional
- Maintaining the written agreements for all PCA staff and Qualified Professionals
- Maintaining the required Liability insurance and workers Compensation for PCA and Qualified Professional.
- Getting a physician statement of need for PCA services annually and keeping a copy in client records.