24 Hour Emergency Assistance
All Services
- 24-Hour Emergency Assistance
- Adult Companion Services (EW only)
- Homemaker Services
- Individual Community Living Support (ICLS)
- Night Supervision
- Respite Care Services
- Individualized Home Supports (without training)
24-hour Emergency Assistance
On-call counseling and problem solving and/or immediate response for assistance at a person’s home due to a health/personal emergency.
Primary Caregiver
Person principally responsible for the care and supervision of the person. He/she must maintain his/her primary residence at the same address as the person and be named as an owner or lessee of the primary residence.
24-Hour Emergency Assistance includes:
A person is eligible to receive 24-hour emergency assistance if he or she meets one of the following sets of criteria:
- The person lives in his/her own home and does not receive 24-hour supervision or would otherwise require extensive, routine supervision.
- The person lives with a primary caregiver who would otherwise require extensive support in the absence of this service to secure help in the event of an emergency.