Service Description

Crisis Respite Services provide short-term care and crisis intervention in the home of a person with developmental disabilities receiving care or services.

The person must be on a Developmental Disabilities waiver and live at home to qualify for services.

This service enables the person to continue living at home when their caregiver is having a temporary crisis by providing the caregiver with needed support and resources.

Crisis Respite Services include in-home short-term care and crisis intervention through agencies licensed by the Department of Human Services.

Crisis Respite Services offer relief and support:
* For the caregiver, and
* To protect the person from harm during the crisis (or to protect other people living with the person).

Crisis Respite services include:
* Assessment of what lead to the crisis.
* Creation of a plan (with the service planning team) to help end the crisis and to keep the person safe.
* Services for both medical and behavioral needs
* Caregiver consultation and training as needed.

Some Adult Foster Care and Child Foster Care homes may be able to provide out-of-home Crisis Respite. The county or waiver worker may be able to help identify foster care homes able to provide out-of-home Crisis Respite.

Features

Eligibility

The person must be on a Developmental Disabilities (DD) Waiver of Medical Assistance.

All of the following are required for Crisis Respite Services:

* There is a crisis in which a caregiver and/or service provider(s) cannot support and protect the person (or others who live with them).
* Other resources for help must not be available - for example, general Respite Care must not be able to assist to end the crisis and prevent further crisis.
* The services will help the person to avoid institutional (out-of-home) placement
* The county must make sure that the services will not end in the person being unable to return home or to a foster home in the community. They must also make sure that the costs are not more than for out-of-home care long term.

Note- People who receive Developmental Disabilities waivers or other waivers may be eligible for general Respite Care, which has fewer criteria (such as not requiring there to be a crisis or a licensed respite provider).

Application Instructions

In order to access Crisis Respite, call the waiver case manager or service coordinator.

Fees

This service is covered under the Medical Assistance Developmental Disabilities (DD) Waiver

Area Served

Clay County, MN

The "In Home Family Supports and Supported Living Services" service provided from this location is available in Clay County.

Websites

http:/​/​www.​accessrrv.​org

Last Update

4/27/2013