Support during Crisis Situations
During challenging times the Intellectual and Developmental Disability (I/DD) community can be at high risk for negative health outcomes. Self-Directed services, also known as Participant Directed services, are an effective option for protecting this vulnerable population while maintaining a focus on person centered practices. Applied Self Direction, the national experts on Self Direction, published the following key reasons self-direction is a valuable programmatic tool:
- Self-Directed services allow clients to hire friends, family or other members of their household enabling them to stay at home while limiting their exposure to outside agency workers.
- By accessing their personal networks, clients may find support workers they can trust with the potential benefits of increased flexibility and continuity of support.
- Access to necessary goods and services can be limited during a crisis. Participant directed services can provide for unanticipated but necessary purchases of goods and services such as meal delivery, household staples and other supplies unique to each person’s needs.
- Sustainable services are always a consideration, but especially important during economic uncertainty. Participant directed services lack traditional agency overhead thereby providing better value for public dollars expended.
I/DD agencies bear an important responsibility for ensuring the health and welfare of participants during crisis situations. Rapid response is often necessary to avoid delays in care and to adjust program resources. Aveanna Healthcare’s Support Services can leverage existing systems and innovative solutions to quickly assist during this time.
With over a decade working with I/DD agencies and all of the resources and expertise of a national healthcare agency, we can provide:
- Employer of Record, Respite, Personal Assistance, Daycare, and Financial Management Services (FMS) via a Participant Directed and Person-Centered model
- Authorization based reimbursements for crisis services such as transportation, daycare and emergency provisions based on program limitations
- Streamlined enrollment of workers, including background checks
- Digital timecards and payroll processing
- Worker’s compensation insurance
- General and liability insurance
- Multilingual staff to assist clients and workers
Billing in arrears is available for rendered services further protecting state and department funds.
Contact us today to discuss how we can assist your agency. IDDSupport@Aveanna.com