Our Services
Choices for Care
A Care Coordinator works with adults age 60 and over to help them understand their choices for long-term care and where services can be received. This process focuses on explaining available options – including home- and community-based services, supportive living, assisted living, and nursing facilities – so individuals and families can make informed decisions.
If an individual chooses community-based services, the Care Coordinator helps develop and implement a care plan. If facility placement is chosen, the Care Coordinator provides information and listings of appropriate facilities to support informed selection.
Note: This is not a medical or clinical assessment; it focuses on care setting options, available resources, and eligibility.
Care Coordination Services
The doorway through which many of the services can be acquired begins with an in-home assessment. The assessment qualifies the senior access to home-delivered meals, simple home maintenance, light housekeeping, caregiver assistance, and other possible resources. The comprehensive assessment evaluates factors contributing to the quality of life and ability to live independently in the community.
If you are interested in starting services or think you may qualify, please call 815-240-3050, to start the intake process.
What Services are offered?
Adult Day Service
- Designed especially for older adults who want to remain in the community but who cannot be home alone during the day due to a physical, social and/or mental impairment.
- Provides respite for family caregivers, especially those who are employed outside the home, and socialization for isolated older adults.
- Services offered in adult day service centers include health, medication supervision, personal care and recreational/therapeutic activities.
- Nutritious lunches and snacks are served, and special diets are provided.
Automated Medication Dispenser Service (AMD)
- AMD is a portable, mechanical system that can be programmed to dispense or alert the participant to take non-liquid oral medications in the participant’s residence or other temporary residence in Illinois through auditory, visual or voice reminders; to provide tracking and caregiver notification of a missed medication dose; and to provide 24-hour technical assistance to the participant and responsible party for the AMD service in the home.
- The service may provide additional medication specific directions, or prompts to take other medications via other routes such as liquid medications or injections based on individual need.
- The service is provided by a stand-alone medication dispenser base unit that is connected to and supported by a Department-approved AMD provider through either the telephone line or a wireless/cellular connection that does not interfere with the normal use of the telephone or emergency home response system.
Emergency Home Response System
- EHRS is a 24-hour emergency communication link to assistance outside the home for older adults with documented health and safety needs and mobility limitations.
- This service is provided by a two-way voice communication system consisting of a base unit and an activation device worn by the client that will automatically link the older adult to a professionally staffed support center.
In Home Service
- In-Home Service provides assistance with household tasks such as cleaning, planning and preparing meals, doing laundry, shopping and running errands. Homemakers also assist clients with personal care tasks, such as dressing, bathing, grooming and following special diets.
Senior Companion
- Scheduled visits by an older adult to provide friendship, companionship, and social activities.
