AERS is a State mandated program with the goal of reducing unnecessary admissions to State psychiatric facilities, nursing homes and other long term care facilities. At risk functionally and chronically disabled adults are assessed to determine home and community based services that will meet their individual needs and enable them to avoid institutionalization and remain as independent as possible in the least restrictive environment.
The Case Management Program is designed to assist those clients at-risk of needing long term care services to remain in the community. The program is staffed by nurses and social workers who provide assessment, care plan development, coordination of services, and monitoring of those services to enable clients to remain in the community safely.
Federally mandated program designed to identify, assess, and determine an appropriate plan of care for those individuals with a diagnosis of mental illness and/or mental retardation seeking nursing home placement.
The STEPS Program provides comprehensive evaluation and assists with care plans for individuals requiring long term care. These evaluations are conducted to determine whether community based services could appropriately substitute for nursing facility care.
Revised June 3, 2008
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