Ohio Passport Waiver - Passport Home Care | Area Agency On Aging Region 9
Provides services to older adults in their homes as an alternative to nursing home care. PASSPORT services may include personal care/respite, homemaker, adult day care, home delivered meals, chore service, minor home modifications, adaptive devices, home medical equipment, pest control services, transportation, social work, counseling, emergency medical response systems, independent living assistance and community transition services.
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211 Summit
Physical Address
710 Wheeling Avenue, Cambridge, OH 43725
Hours
Same as site hours.
Fax
(740) 439-0064
Voice
Voice
Website
Application process
Call the office and ask for a screener and arrange for a nurse or social worker to complete the face-to-face assessment to determine eligibility.
Fee
There are no charges for PASSPORT assessment, care management or home care services, although some higher income individuals may be required to make a monthly payment for a portion of their care as a condition of Medicaid eligibility.
Eligibility
Serves residents of Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson, Tuscarawas, Belmont, Coshocton, Guernsey, Holmes, Jefferson, or Muskingum counties age 60 and over. Must meet the following criteria: - Medicaid-eligible. - Need a skilled or intermediate level of care. - Living in a non-institutional setting. - Not receiving Medicare/Medicaid hospice care. - Needs cannot be met by other community resources. - Health and safety can be adequately met. - Client must agree to service plan. - Physician must agree to and sign the service plan.
Languages
None.
Service area
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Coshocton County, Ohio Jefferson County, Ohio Holmes County, Ohio Carroll County, Ohio Harrison County, Ohio Guernsey County, Ohio Belmont County, Ohio Muskingum County, Ohio
Agency info
Area Agency On Aging Region 9
Plans, coordinates, educates, funds and advocates for the delivery of a wide range of services that address and enhance the ability of older persons, persons with disabilities, and their caregivers to maintain high levels of health, productivity and independence. Covers a nine-county area of Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Muskingum, and Tuscarawas counties.