PDF Long Term Support
Rusk County Long Term Support provides services and assistance to individuals that are elderly or disabled which allows them to remain in their own home, apartment, or community living arrangement.
INDIVIDUALS SERVED
- Elderly
- Physically disabled
- Developmentally disabled
- Chronically Mentally Ill
- Individuals that have alcohol and other drug abuse issues
PROGRAMS AVAILABLE
- Community Options Program (COP)
- Medical Assistance Waiver Programs (COP-W, CIP II, CIP I)
- Family Support Program (Birth to 21 Years)
- Alzheimer's Family - Caregiver's Support Program
- Adult Protective Services
To apply or obtain additional information, please contact Rusk County Health and Human Services at the number provided. An assessment will be completed to determine eligibility and service needs at no cost to the applicant.
Services that can be provided through Long Term Support include, but are not limited to:
- Attendant Care
- Adaptive Aids
- Adult & Family Foster Homes
- Case Management
- Community Based Residential Facilities
- Daily Living Skills Training
- Housekeeping
- Housing Modification for Handicapped
- Accessibility
- Meal Preparation
- Meals on Wheels
- Personal Care
- Personal Emergency Response System
- Prevocational Skills Training
- Respite Care
- Specialized Transportation
- Information and Referral to other Service
- Organization and Funding Sources