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Home Care Assistance is the
provision of in-home assistance with activities of daily living
and routine household tasks to maintain an adequate living
environment for older persons with functional limitations. Home
care assistance does not include skilled nursing services.
Allowable personal care activities include assistance with
bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring, eating and
ambulation. Allowable homemaking tasks include laundry, ironing,
meal preparation, shopping for necessities including groceries,
and light housekeeping. The service also includes observation,
recording, and reporting changes in clients' health status and
home environment.
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Because funding is limited and local
needs differ, not all services are available in every community.
For more information visit our service
locations page, or call 1-800-33-UPCAP
(1-800-338-7227). In Escanaba
and surrounding areas, call 786-4701.
To learn more about the other
services we provide, select from the menu below.
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