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CONNECTICUT STATEWIDE RESPITE CARE PROGRAM
The following includes information from the Western Conn. Area Agency on Aging http://www.wcaaa.org/respite_care.html and the Department of Social Services Aging Services Division http://www.ct.gov/agingservices/cwp/view.asp?a=2513&q=313026 websites.
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR: Program is funded by the Conn. Department of Social Services (DSS) and is operated in partnership with chapters of the Alzheimer's Association of Connecticut and the five regional Area Agencies on Aging.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Conn. Respite Care Program offers primary caregivers the opportunity to receive services and have a care plan developed for an individual with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or other related dementia disorders. Eligible caregivers may apply for daytime or overnight respite services including: adult day care, home health aide, homemaker/companion, skilled nursing care or short term assisted living stays. The program pays for up to $3,500 in respite care services per family, per year. A 20% co-payment of the cost of service is required.
COST: 20% co-payment of the cost of services; Waiver possible in case of financial hardship.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE: Income and asset test is placed on person needing care, not the caregiver. The person needing care cannot be covered by Medicaid, must have an income of $30,000 a year or less, and liquid assets of $80,000 or less. The applicant or authorized agent must provide a physician's statement declaring that the patient has Alzheimer's disease or the related disorders of: Multi-infarct dementia, Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, Huntington's disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, or Pick's disease.
HOW TO APPLY: Apply through the Area Agency on Aging that serves your community.
TO FIND PROVIDERS IN CONNECTICUT'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE:
Search by service name:
Adult Respite Care
or search by program name:
CT Statewide Respite Care Prog.
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SOURCES: Western Conn. Area Agency on Aging; Department Of Social Services Elderly Services Division
PREPARED BY: 211/rj
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: October2007
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