Service Payments for the Elderly and Disabled (SPED) Program

The SPED program provides services for people who are older or physically disabled and who have difficulty completing tasks that enable them to live independently at home.

Covered Services Include

• Adult Family Foster Care - Provides a safe, supervised family living environment, 24-hours per day in a state licensed setting
• Case Management - Assesses needs, helps with care planning, provider selection, referrals, and service monitoring
• Chore Service - Includes snow removal and heavy cleaning
• Emergency Response System (Lifeline) - Provides telephone emergency response
• Environmental Modifications- (Limited) Modifies the home to enhance client independence (e.g. install safety rails)
• Family Home Care - Reimburses a family caregiver who meets the relationship requirements defined by state law and resides in a client's home 24-hours per day
• Homemaker - Provides house cleaning, laundry, and/or meal preparation services
• Personal Care - Helps with bathing, dressing, transferring, toileting, and supervision
• Respite Care - Provides temporary relief to the full-time caregiver

Eligibility Requirements

• Liquid assets less than $50,000
• Inability to pay for services, and
• Impaired in four Activities of Daily Living (ADL's) involving basic needs such as bathing, dressing, toileting, eating , etc., OR in five Instrumental Activities of daily Living (IADL's) that require a higher level of cognitive or physical ability to perform such as driving, managing money, shopping, etc., and
• Impairments must have lasted or be expected to last three months or longer OR
• If an individual is younger than age 18, is screened for nursing facility level of care, and is not eligible for Aged and Disabled nor Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Waivers and is not living in an institution, dormitory, or congregate housing, and
• The need for service is not due to mental illness or mental retardation, and the individual is capable of directing his or her own care or has legally responsible party, and has needs within the scope of covered services

Seeking Services

For information about services in your area, contact your County Social Service Office.

 

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