Personal Care Assistance Services

Personal care assistance (PCA) services provide assistance and support for persons with disabilities, living independently in the community.

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Personal Care Assistance

PCA services are provided in the Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) member’s home or in the community when normal life activities take him or her outside the home.

The personal care assistance (PCA) program helps people with common daily activities so that they can be more independent in their homes and communities. Most PCA services are at home, but they can also help people wherever their daily activities take them, like the supermarket, at work, or at the library.

PCA services are for people who get Medical Assistance (MA) benefits, or waiver and need help with the types of physical care and other supports that a personal care assistant performs.

QUESTION ANSWER

Have a referral and want to see if they're eligible for PCA Services?

Press button below and we’ll start the process to check their eligibility.

What Are Some Basic Support Services?

These are services that provide the level of assistance, supervision and care that is necessary to ensure the health and safety of the person.

Individual community living supports (ILCS): For people who need reminders, cues intermittent/moderate supervision or physical assistance to remain in their own homes.
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.
Companion services: Non-medical care, supervision and socialization to a person age 18 or older.
Homemaker services: Eligible services range from light household cleaning to household cleaning with incidental assistance with home management and/or activities of daily living.
Night supervision: Provides overnight assistance and monitoring by an awake staff in the person’s home.
Personal support: Services provided in the person’s home or community in support of achieving potential, increasing independence and meeting community inclusion goals.

What Services Aren't Covered?

Adult day care
Assistive technology
Caregiver living expenses
Caregiver training and education
Case management
Chore service
Consumer directed community supports
Customized living
Environmental accessibility adaptations
Extended home care services
Extended home health aide
Extended personal assistant
EW foster care
Extended private duty nursing
Family training and counseling
Home delivered meals
Housing access coordination
ILS therapies
Personal emergency response
Residential care
Specialized supplies and equipment
Transportation
Transitional services
EW/AC services with the exception of homemaker, companion and respite.

How Can I Send Over A Referral?

Its simple. You can either click this link here – referral or you can email us directly and we can go from there:

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