In-Home Support Services (IHSS) is a program covered by the Medicaid waiver for the Coloradoan community. To be an eligible client, you have to demonstrate a need for personal care, homemaker, or health maintenance services. IHSS provides care to clients to allow them to live independently in their own house, with intermittent assistance providing different levels of care with activity of daily living tasks.
Inspiration Home Care IHSS agency hires your attendants, provides 24-hour back-up services, and has a nurse on staff for supervision.
Personal Care Service includes assistance in:
- Bathing
- Dressing
- Skin Care
- Hair Care
- Mouth Care
- Shaving
- Feeding
- Ambulation
- Exercises
- Mobility
- Transferring
- Positioning
- Bladder Care
- Bowel Care
- Medication Reminding
- Respiratory Care
- Accompanying
- Protective oversight
Health Maintenance Attendant includes assistance with skilled health-related activities that are typically provided by a certified or licensed attendant, such as a LPN or RN. In IHSS, members have the flexibility to hire and train staff without certifications or licensure and provides additional support.
Homemaker Services include assistance with general household activities needed to maintain a healthy and safe living environment, such as housekeeping, meal preparation and laundry.