Accord
Adult Companion Services
Accord - Energy Park
1515 Energy Park Dr, St. Paul, MN, 55108
(612) 362-4400
info@accord.org
https://accord.org
Service Details
Description
Adult companion services are non-medical social support services for older adults who need supervision, care, or assistance.
About This Location
When a person is on Elderly Waiver (EW) or Alternative Care (AC), adult companion services could include:
Assist or supervise the person with:
* Laundry
* Light housekeeping tasks
* Meal preparation
* Shopping
* Supervision
* Socialization
* Verbal instructions or cues to the person to help them complete a task
Adult companion services can be delivered through remote support.
Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.
If you have Elderly Waiver (EW) or Alternative Care (AC) funding, the service plan (based on an assessment of your needs) determines which services are funded through your waiver.
Features
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Area Served by County
- Anoka County
- Carver County
- Dakota County
- Hennepin County
- Ramsey County
- Scott County
- Washington County
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Payment
- Alternative Care Waiver (AC)
- Elderly Waiver (EW)
Eligibility
Under Waiver Reimagine, personal supports and adult companion are streamlining into one service called individualized home supports without training as of January 1, 2021 (or upon federal approval).
For more information about individualized home supports and the transition throughout 2021, please visit the Department of Human Services (DHS) manual page for individualized home supports and the FAQ section of the Waiver Reimagine website.
Please note: Waiver Reimagine simplified service changes are only for the disability waivers - Brain Injury (BI), Community Alternative Care (CAC), Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI), and Developmental Disabilities (DD) - and will NOT affect the Elderly Waiver and its use of adult companion service.
Area Served
Minneapolis and St. Paul area
Websites
Phone Numbers
| Type | Number | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Main | (612) 362-4400 |
Last Update
10/4/2024
Other Locations
This provider does not offer this service at other locations.
Other Services or resources
- 24-Hour Emergency Assistance (Waiver)
- Caregiver Living Expenses
- Case Management (Waiver)
- Chore Services (Waiver)
- Community Residential Services
- Consumer Directed Community Supports (CDCS) Support Planner
- Day Support Services
- Employment Services (Waiver)
- Employment Support for Workers with Disabilities
- Environmental Accessibility Adaptations (EAA) Vehicle Modification
- Family Training
- Financial Management Services (FMS) Provider
- Homemaker Services
- Housing Stabilization Services (HSS)
- Independent Living Skills Therapy (Waiver)
- Individualized Home Supports (IHS) with Family Training
- Individualized Home Supports (IHS) with Training
- Individualized Home Supports (IHS) without Training
- Night Supervision
- Prevocational Services
- Respite
- Semi-Independent Living Services (SILS)
- Social Security Advocacy Services
- Specialist Services
- Transportation (Waiver)
- Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Community Partner
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PH-1400.5000-050Adult Mentoring Programs Definition
Programs that provide companionship, guidance and/or role models for adults who are disadvantaged because of age, income, physical or developmental disability or other personal problems and who need friendship and support to improve their personal and social functioning.