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	Services \| Programs

United HomeCare Services administers a multitude of Local, State, Federal, and privately funded programs. For 35 years, we have coordinated, managed, and provided in-home care to thousands of elderly (60+) and disabled adults (18-59) in Miami-Dade County.

Home care services and programs available through our funding sources are designed to assist individuals who are functionally impaired and cannot perform the normal tasks of daily living. Most government and privately funded programs have specific eligibility and availability requirements. Individuals who are able to pay for services are served through our Private Pay program. This program also serves as a short-term alternative for individuals who are eligible for assistance, but need immediate support.

Click on the arrows next to the titles to view more information about each program:

Community Care for the Elderly (CCE)*

Description

Supported or Funded By

State program. Serves clients 60 years of age or older who are functionally impaired. A client is deemed functionally impaired if he/she is unable to perform the normal tasks of daily living. CCE clients pay a co-payment based on a sliding scale. United HomeCare Services has been the Lead Agency since the inception of the CCE Act in the 1970s and is today one of two lead agencies for Miami-Dade County. This includes ESI (Emergency Services Intervention) / APS (Adult Protective Services) clients. Program services include: Adult Day Care, Case Aide, Chores, Case Management, Companionship, Counseling, Emergency Alert Response, Enhanced Chore, Escort, Home Delivered Meals, Housing Improvement, Homemaker, Nutritional Risk Reduction, Personal Care, Pest Control, Respite, Specialized Consumable Supplies, and Medical Equipment.

Alliance for Aging

Department of Elder Affairs

Medicaid Waiver (Home and Community Based Services Waiver) (MWE)*

Description

Supported or Funded By

Combined State and Federal program. Serves clients 60 years of age or older who are homebound and at risk of institutional placement. Clients must meet Medicaid income level requirements and asset ICP limits. The gross Monthly Income Limit for Medicaid applicants is $1,869. The Asset Limit for an individual is $2,000 and for a couple is $3,000. Program services include: Adult Day Care, Adult Day Health Care, Case Aide, Chores, Case Management, Companionship, Counseling, Medical Equipment, Emergency Alert Response, Environmental Modification, Escort, Home Delivered Meals, Homemaker, Nutritional Risk Reduction, Occupational Therapy, Personal Care, Pest Control, Physical Therapy, Respite, Specialized Consumable Supplies, Skilled Nursing, and Consumer Directed Care Plus (CDC+).

Alliance for Aging

Department of Elder Affairs

Assisted Living Waiver (ALW)

Description

Supported or Funded By

Combined State and Federal Medicaid Waiver program. Serves clients 60 years of age or older with the ability to stand and walk requiring minimal assistance who live in an Assisted Living Facility. Income requirements are the same as for Medicaid Waiver. Balance of funding authority goes to the facilities to pay for home care services. Program services include: Assisted Living Facilities, Case Management, Specialized Consumable Supplies, and Medical Equipment.

Alliance for Aging

Department of Elder Affairs

Home Care for the Elderly (HCE)*

Description

Supported or Funded By

State program. Serves clients 60 years of age or older and encourages the provision of care in family-type living arrangements in private homes on a not-for-profit basis as an alternative to a nursing home or other institutional care. Must meet same income requirements as Medicaid Waiver and require 24 hour care and have a live-in caregiver. Program services include: Basic Subsidy, Case Aide, Case Management, Medical Equipment, Environmental Modification, Respite, Specialized Consumable Supplies, and Special Subsidy.

Alliance for Aging

Department of Elder Affairs

Description	Supported or Funded By
Community Care for Disabled Adults (CCDA)*
State Program. Serves clients 18-59 years of age who are functionally impaired. Program services include: Chores, Case Management, Home Delivered Meals, Homemaker, Personal Care, Respite, Specialized Consumable Supplies, and Medical Equipment.	Department of Children & Families

Community Care for Disabled Adults Medicaid Waiver (CCDA-MW)*

Description

Supported or Funded By

Combined State and Federal Medicaid Waiver program. Serves clients 18-59 years of age who are functionally impaired. Must meet same income requirements as Medicaid Waiver. Program services include: Case Aide, Chores, Case Management, Counseling, Medical Equipment, Escort, Home Delivered Meals, Homemaker, Nutritional Risk Reduction, Occupational Therapy, Personal Care, Pest Control, Physical Therapy, Respite, and Specialized Consumable Supplies.

Department of Children & Families

Solutions - Nursing Home Diversion Long Term Care Program (Solutions)*

Description

Supported or Funded By

Combined State and Federal Program. Serves patients 65 years of age or older; Medicaid recipient or eligible; enrolled in Medicare Part A and B. Program for those individuals considered at risk for nursing home placement, in need of daily supervision/help with activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, transferring or walking/mobility, or who have a chronic health condition which requires daily nursing services. The Solutions program provides additional community care and medical services not available under standard Medicare and Medicaid HMO programs. Program services include: 24 Hour On-Call, Adult Day Health Care, Assisted Living Facilities, Chores, Case Management, Companionship, Counseling, Medical Equipment, Emergency Alert Response, Enhanced Chores, Environmental Modification, Escort, Home Delivered Meals, Home Health Aide, Housing Improvement, Homemaker, Nutritional Risk Reduction, Occupational Therapy, Personal Care, Pest Control, Physical Therapy, Respite, Prescriptions, Specialized Consumable Supplies, Skilled Nursing, TeleHealth, Dental, Vision, and Hearing.

Department of Elder Affairs

Private Insurances

Description

Supported or Funded By

We accept private long term care insurances, Managed Care PPO (Humana), and Worker's Compensation. Clients may receive skilled home health care as prescribed by their physicians and under the supervision of a registered nurse. Program services depend on type of insurance. Available services may include: Adult Day Care, Adult Day Health Care, Case Aide, Chores, Case Management, Companionship, Counseling, Medical Equipment, Emergency Alert Response, Enhanced Chores, Escort, Home Delivered Meals, Home Health Aide, Housing Improvement, Homemaker, Nutritional Risk Reduction, Personal Care, Pest Control, Respite, Specialized Consumable Supplies, Skilled Nursing, and TeleHealth.

Description	Supported or Funded By
Medicaid/Medicare*
State and Federal programs. Clients may receive nursing, therapy, home health aide, and medical social work services as prescribed by their physicians and under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.	The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Older Americans Act III-B (OAA)*

Description

Supported or Funded By

Federal program. Older Americans Act Supportive and Access Services. Serves clients 60 years of age or older and homebound. Program services include: Case Aide, Chores, Case Management, Companionship, Enhanced Chores, Environmental Modification, Escort, Housing Improvement, Homemaker, and Personal Care.

Alliance for Aging

Department of Elder Affairs

Older Americans Act III-E (OAA)*

Description

Supported or Funded By

Federal Program. Older Americans Act Family Caregiver Support Program. Serves caregivers providing care to older adults age 60 or older. Program services include: Respite, Special Consumable Supplies, and Medical Equipment.

Alliance for Aging

Department of Elder Affairs

FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program

Description

Supported or Funded By

Federal program. United Way Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) enables United HomeCare Services to provide short term services such as home delivered meals, emergency nutritional supplements, and hurricane shelf stable meals. Serves elderly ages 60 years of age and older and disabled adults ages 18-59.

Federal Emergency Management Agency

United Way of Miami-Dade

United Way / UHCS Community Based Home Care Services for Disabled Adults (UW-DA)*

Description

Supported or Funded By

Local Program. Serves disabled adults ages 18 - 59 years of age who have significant debilitating injuries and health conditions, who have physical sensory motor and/or developmental disabilities, and who are unable to fend for themselves or meet basic needs of daily existence. Provides direct services to at risk clients whose care plans have been reduced due to funding cutbacks, allows for specific services not covered under current funding, and serves high risk clients with no source of funding. Program services include: Adult Day Care, Case Aide, Chores, Case Management, Companionship, Counseling, Medical Equipment, Emergency Alert Response, Enhanced Chores, Environmental Modification, Escort, Home Delivered Meals, Homemaker, Nutritional Risk Reduction, Personal Care, Pest Control, Respite, and Specialized Consumable Supplies.

United Way of Miami-Dade

United Way/ UHCS Community Based Home Care Services for Frail Elderly (UW-ED)*

Description

Supported or Funded By

Local Program for frail elders age 60 years of age or older who are at highest risk for nursing home placement residing at home or in a community setting. Program services include: Adult Day Care, Adult Day Health Care, Case Aide, Chores, Case Management, Companionship, Counseling, Medical Equipment, Emergency Alert Response, Enhanced Chores, Environmental Modification, Escort, Home Delivered Meals, Homemaker, Nutritional Risk Reduction, Personal Care, Pest Control, Respite, and Specialized Consumable Supplies.

United Way of Miami-Dade

United Way Response Fund - UHCS Caregiver Counseling, Education, and Support (UW-CSP)*

Description

Supported or Funded By

Local Program to provide caregiver support, counseling, and education. It provides concurrent respite at home or in an Adult Day Care setting. The caregiver support programs are aimed at providing techniques for caregivers to reduce burden and relieve stress and targets caregivers based on need with priority given to those on the waiting list for services. Provides counseling, education and emotional support to caregivers. Program services include: Adult Day Care, Case Management, Counseling, and Respite.

United Way of Miami-Dade

In-home Services for Frail Elders (HSAG-ED)*

Description

Supported or Funded By

Community Based Organization local program administered by Miami-Dade County through the Alliance for Human Services. This program provides care management and a variety of in-home services including homemaker and personal care to frail elderly (60+) in order to maintain community tenure and support family care giving. Program services include: Case Management, Home Delivered Meals, Homemaker, Personal Care, Specialized Consumable Supplies, and Medical Equipment.

Alliance for Human Services

Description	Supported or Funded By
In-home Services for Developmentally Disabled Adults (HSAG-DD)*
Community Based Organization local program administered by Miami-Dade County through the Alliance for Human Services. This program serves developmentally disabled adults ages 18–59 throughout all of Miami-Dade County. Program services include: Case Management, Homemaker, Personal Care, Respite, Specialized Consumable Supplies, and Medical Equipment.	Alliance for Human Services

TeleHealth Program (Tele-monitoring)

Description

Supported or Funded By

Provides a hospital grade electronic device allowing clients to take vital signs readings, as needed, including temperature, pulse, blood pressure, weight, oxygen levels, and/or blood sugar levels. This information is transmitted from the device to United HomeCare Services, where a Registered Nurse reviews the data, identifies appropriate action, and communicates with the client’s physician and family, as needed.

Platinum Care Options - Services paid with private funds

Description

Supported or Funded By

Highly individualized program for individuals who are able to pay for services with private funds, long term care insurance, or Worker's Compensation insurance. Serves all individuals and is an alternative to having to be placed on a waiting list for publicly funded programs. Services are provided through United HomeCare Services' licensed home health agency. Services may include: Geriatric Care Management, Skilled Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Counseling, Consumable Nutritional and Medical Supplies, Home Health Aide, Personal Care, Escort, Companionship, Respite, Chores, Homemaker, Home Delivered Meals, Medical Equipment, Environmental Modification, Emergency Alert Response, TeleHealth, Adult Day Care, Housing Improvement, Pest Control, and Caregiver Support Groups and Education.

Self Pay

Geriatric Care Management

Description

Supported or Funded By

Geriatric Care Managers are trained professionals who work in partnership with you and your family to create a customized Plan of Care for your loved one and then manage their support services on a daily basis. They can coordinate all in-home staff, can schedule and escort clients to appointments, can advocate on clients' behalf, and can arrange for all of the services listed under the Platinum Care Options section.

Long Term Care Insurance
Medicare
Worker's Compensation Insurance
Self Pay

Better Life - Wellness and Care Program

Description

Supported or Funded By

Health and Wellness Program. Conducted for residents of select Cuban American National Council buildings in Miami-Dade County. Program services include: a case manager who coordinates services and provides information about community resources and services available and emergency short-term assistance, which may include homemaker services, home delivered meals, personal care, medical supplies, and TeleHealth.

Cuban American National Council

*Clients under these programs are assisted during emergencies with United Way Emergency Food and Shelter Food Program (EFSP) funding.

For detailed information as to how you or you loved one can qualify for one of our programs,
please contact us.

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