APC services
APC Homemaker Services
Personal care services that help eligible clients with activities of daily living.
What it is and who qualifies
APC Homemaker Services provides Primary Home Care (PHC), Family Care Services (FC), and Community Attendant Services (CAS). The Texas Department of Health and Human Services defines PHC and CAS as nontechnical, medically related personal care services for eligible individuals whose health problems limit their ability to perform activities of daily living, according to a practitioner’s statement of medical need. Personal care tasks are provided by an attendant.
While both are paid for by Medicaid, PHC is for Medicaid-eligible individuals, while CAS is for individuals who do not otherwise qualify for Medicaid. Family Care eligibility is determined by Title XX of the Federal Social Security Act.
The goal of all of these programs is to delay and prevent the need for nursing homes and assisted living. Services must be provided in the individual’s home or, in some cases, the home of a family caregiver.
Services
- Personal Care that includes bathing; dressing; preparing meals; feeding; exercising; grooming; caring for routine hair and skin needs; taking self-administered medications; toileting, and transferring and ambulating
- Home Management Services include assistance with housekeeping activities that support the client’s health and safety. These activities include: changing bed linens; housecleaning; laundering; shopping; storing purchased items; and washing dishes
- Escort. Accompanying the client on trips to obtain medical diagnosis or treatment or both. This service does not include direct transportation of the client by the attendant.
Where it is offered
Corpus Christi, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Harlingen, Laredo, McAllen, Pharr, Rio Grande City.