• Care Coordination:  It is a process that includes assessing the needs of a client and effectively planning, arranging, coordinating and follow-up on services that most appropriately meet the identified needs of the client.
• Health Maintenance:   The provision of services, medications, and/or equipment which will prevent, alleviate, and/or cure the onset of acute and /or chronic illness, increase awareness of special health needs and/or improve the emotional well-being of an older individual.
• Income Support:   A provision of aid in the form of money or goods.

Care coordination service is available to persons 60 years of age and older.   Services will be targeted to those eligible persons who will be able to regain their independence by receiving short-term support services.   Care plans are developed on an individual basis with input by the client and/or caregiver.   It is the estimation of this agency that care plans will be no longer than three months and can be extended to six months if necessary.   The program is to promote independence, not dependence.

Provision of services through the Care Coordination program may be given to those who:

• Have recently been hospitalized or suffered a health care crisis (recently has been defined as within the last 30 days);
• Have a mild to moderate impairment or a temporary severe impairment (official impairment level determined during in-home assessment by Care Coordinator);
• Are in great economic or social need, with particular emphasis on low-income minority persons:
• Have a limited or no formal/informal support system; and
• Reside in a rural area.

For more information contact Sylvia Nombrano at 325-223-5704, toll free at 1-877-944-9666, or via email at sylvia.nombrano@cvcog.org.