HCLA Nursing Services
WA DSHS HCLA
Nurse consultants provide health-related assessments and clinical advice to people who qualify for Medicaid long-term care. This help is available to those clients, their providers, and their case managers to support building and carrying out a care plan based on the person's needs. Home and Community Services nurse consultants, Area Agency on Aging case managers, and registered nurse case managers work together on care plans when a nursing referral is triggered, especially around skin care and preventing pressure injuries. This is not hands-on care. Nurse consultants do not provide occasional or emergency nursing, and they do not provide services that need a doctor's order and supervision. Area Agencies on Aging may also hire licensed practical nurses as consultants for focused skin checks under a skin observation protocol, and a registered nurse reviews what they find for care planning.
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A Matter of Balance
A Matter of Balance is a structured eight-week class developed at Boston University and managed nationally by MaineHealth. Trained coaches lead small groups through discussion and gentle exercises that help participants reduce fear of falling, set realistic goals for activity, change environments to lower fall risk, and exercise to increase strength and balance. The CDC recognizes it as an evidence-based fall prevention program. In Washington it is hosted by Area Agencies on Aging, senior centers, hospitals, and faith communities.
ACRS Care Transitions
ACRS Care Transitions gives short-term help to adults coming home after a hospital stay. Staff help them follow their discharge plan, manage medications, get to follow-up appointments, and connect with ongoing community resources. It works alongside the ACRS Health Home program, which offers longer-term Medicaid care coordination through a health plan built around each person's needs.
ACRS Case Management for Older Adults
ACRS case managers, who speak many languages, meet with homebound older adults and adults with disabilities to understand their needs and build a full care plan around them. The goal is to help older adults live safely at home with support from their families and caregivers. Staff pay close attention to the language and cultural needs of Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities.
ACRS Food Bank
The ACRS Food Bank gives out healthy foods that fit people's cultures, including rice, tofu, noodles, and fresh produce, matched to the diets of Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander families across King County. Anyone in the community can use it, but the food is chosen for Asian and Pacific Islander cooking that most food banks don't carry.
Not sure this one fits your situation? Your local Area Agency on Aging can check what you qualify for and point you to the right programs, for free. No one will sell your information, and no one will cold-call you.
Source www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/home-and-community-services/nursing-services
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