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COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH
PROGRAMS
Scope of
Services
Home Care
The vision of the
Home Care Department is to provide compassionate services for
the elderly and disabled individual to have the opportunity to
live and die with dignity in their own home or village. Services
include respite, care coordination, Chore and CHOICE (Community
and Home Options to Institutional Care for Everyone) Waiver, and
family caregiver support. Referrals are accepted from the
client, family, neighbor, health aide and other health care
provider within TCC and Fairbanks.
The program
coordinator/RN’s travel to the villages 1-2 times a year to
visit elders and adults with disabilities to assess home care
services and provide education as needed. The program
coordinator/RN completes a comprehensive assessment identifying
the client’s or caregiver’s problem(s) or needs; set an
objective or goal for resolving each of those problems or needs;
determine the appropriate services or interventions to achieve
those goals or objectives; evaluate whether the client’s needs
have been adequately addressed; and provide on-going monitoring
of service delivery and the client’s ability to adapt to
services as their medical or functional needs change. The
program coordinator/RN works closely with the village staff to
implement and monitor the plan of care for the clients.
Home Care Services
provides Chore Services, Respite, Care Coordination, CHOICE
Waiver, and Family Caregiver services. The service populations
are Elders and adults with disabilities in the 43 villages of
the TCC region. Programs specifically meet objectives developed
in grants from the State Division of Senior Services and Title
VI.
Care
Coordination:
Care Coordination
provides an assessment of all the services an Elder and their
family may need to live at home. The coordinator arranges,
coordinates, monitors, evaluates and advocates getting services
to the client. Clients are any elder or adults with disability
that has Alzheimer’s or a related dementia or is frail.
Respite Care:
Respite Care
provides temporary relief to family member(s) who are caring for
an Elder with Alzheimer’s or related dementias and persons 60
years of age and older with physical disabilities or mental
health issues. Village providers will offer companionship and
supervision for the elder, while providing a short break away
from the Elder each day for the caregiver.
Chore Services:
This program
provides housekeeping services to frail Elders and Elders with
Alzheimer’s and related dementias to maintain the Elder’s home
in a clean, safe environment. Providers can help the clients
with chore service which may include, taking out trash, walking
with the Elder to social functions, shopping,
sweeping/mopping/vacuuming the floor, washing dishes/pots &
pans, and laundry. This service can only be provided when
neither the Elder nor anyone else in the household is able to
perform the service.
CHOICE/Waiver
Program:
Many elders want to
stay at home but are unable to care for themselves. With the
CHOICE Waiver program, elders can stay at home and receive the
special Medicaid service: respite, personal care, specialized
medical equipment, chore, and environment modification for their
homes. The CHOICE/Waiver Program provides an option to nursing
home care.
Family
Caregiver:
Information
assistance, counseling referrals, caregiver training, support
groups, respite and other supplemental services are provided to
support family caregivers that care for elders and adults with
disabilities diagnosed with Alzheimer, dementia or is frail
qualifies for services.
For more
information on any Home Care Services or if you would like to
become a Home Care provider in your village.
Community Health Representatives (CHR)
A Community
Health Representative (CHR) is a paraprofessional preventive
health provider trained in the basic concepts of health care,
disease control, communication skills and health planning.
CHRs can
provide many services including home visits, travel, patient
advocacy and patient education on a variety of subjects. The CHR
provides these services on a referral basis from the primary
health care provider in their respective villages. CHRs are also
available on an emergency basis to assist Elders with
transportation to medical facilities and can escort the elders
when family is not available.
CHRs are
located in five villages and are supervised by their Village
staff and the TCC Home Care Director.
1.
Allakaket CHR ................. 968-2248
2.
Galena CHR ..................... 656-1366
3.
Huslia CHR ...................... 829-2204
4.
Northway CHR ................. 778-2224
5.
Tok CHR .......................... 883-5181
Health and Safety Educators:
Village members
within the TCC region can request presentations or materials on
many different subjects to support them in their decisions to
lead healthy life styles. TCC supports 2 Health and Safety
Educators for all of our communities. Each health and safety
educator works nine-months during the winter. A respective
educator visits each village when requested. Training is
available by request from the school or village.
Village members or
schools can request presentations or materials from the
following table.
HEALTH
|
·
Alcohol |
·
Hepatitis
A, B, & C |
·
Prescription drugs |
|
·
All Drugs |
·
Heroin |
·
Sex
Education |
|
·
Cocaine |
·
Human
Development |
·
SIDS
(Sudden Infant Crib Syndrome) |
|
·
Decision
Making |
·
Human
Reproduction |
·
Smoking and
Chewing |
|
·
Diabetes/Sugar Awareness |
·
Inhalants |
·
STD (Sexual
Transmitted Diseases) |
|
·
Ear/Hearing |
·
Marijuana |
·
Steroids |
|
·
Family
Planning |
·
Nutrition |
·
Stress/Anger Management |
|
·
FASD (Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) |
·
Personal
Hygiene |
·
Teeth/Dental |
SAFETY
|
·
1st Aid and
CPR Certification |
·
Electrical
Safety |
·
Poisoning
Safety |
|
·
ATV Safety
(All Terrain Vehicles) |
·
Fire Safety |
·
Road Safety |
|
·
Babysitting
Safety |
·
Gun Safety |
·
Water
Safety |
|
·
Bike Safety |
·
Home Safety |
·
Winter
Safety & Survival |
|
·
Boat Safety |
·
Personal
Safety |
|
A large media library is available to lend videos on
health-related topics. To order a media library catalog,
Call 1-800-478-6822 ext. 3454.
The Community
Health Outreach Program staff is available, Monday-Friday, 8
a.m. – 5 p.m. The staff consists of the Director (x 3227),
Senior In Home Coordinator (3443), Family Caregiver Coordinator
(3445), Health & Safety Educators (3244 & 3243), and
Program Assistant (x3440), and trained, reliable and committed
staff that live in the villages.
Questions or more information?
Call
Community Health Outreach
Programs
1-800-478-7822 or 452-8251
Extension 3440
