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Programs including: - Abundant Grace garden - Alcoholics anonymous support groups - Al Anon support groups - Emergency Homeless Shelter assistance - Helping Hands minor home repair assistance - Wednesday night meal with suggested donation

Provides home health services such as: - Case management for waivered services - Home health care, skilled nursing, home health aide, and homemaker services - Long-term care consultations and MNChoice Assessments - Open discussions for options in caring for older adults - Personal care attendant assessments - Physical therapy

Provides a wide range of in-home services such as medical care, assistance with everyday household activities, housekeeping, and shopping. Caregivers are licensed nurses, social workers, therapists, and certified aides. Home-based services include medical and non-medical options such as: - Home Health: Focuses on medical assistance including medication management, rehabilitation services, wound care, social work, and other medical treatments. Other specialized services include postsurgical rehabilitation and evaluation, physical speech, occupational therapies, disease or symptom management, catheter care, and IV therapy. - Home Care: Assists with daily living activities, light housekeeping, meal preparation, companionship, medication reminders, and more - Telehealth Services: In-home technology to let caregivers communicate with patients remotely. Telehealth devices include blood pressure monitors, pulse oximeters, medication management systems, and video calls with a care provider. - Hospice: Hospice care can be provided in the home, at an extended care facility, or inpatient hospice care facility. Provides quality of life to patients and caregivers who have a life-limiting illness. A team of professionals collaborates with the patient and their family in the decision-making process to manage symptoms so their last days may be spent with dignity.

Volunteers provide light housekeeping, minor repairs, and yard work; they may also handle deliveries of mail, prescriptions, meals, weekly groceries as needed.

Provides 245D waivered services, which include: - Homemaker Services: Provides light household cleaning, laundry, assistance with home management, and activities of daily living - Individual Community Living Supports (ICLS): Offers assistance to older adults who need reminders, cues, intermittent/moderate supervision, or physical assistance to help them remain in their homes - Individual Home Supports Without Training: Provide support, assistance, and supervision to adults or children who live in their own homes - Night Supervision Services: Provides overnight assistance and monitoring in the client's home when the client is in need of assistance with activities of daily living, positive support programming, transition plans, and reinforcement of skills development - Personal Support: Non-medical care, assistance, and supervision

- Provides adult foster care for elderly or mentally ill males - Capacity of 4 - Smoking Outside - 2 dogs - 2 cats

Licensed residential living programs for people with acquired or congenital disabilities such as intellectual developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, or brain injuries. Programming consists of: - Cooking - Individual living skills instruction - Medication management - Money management - Positive behavior supports - Recreational activities - Self-help, wellness, and symptom management - Socialization

Licensed residential living programs for people with acquired or congenital disabilities such as intellectual developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, or brain injuries. Programming consists of: - Cooking - Individual living skills instruction - Medication management - Money management - Positive behavior supports - Recreational activities - Self-help, wellness, and symptom management - Socialization

Provides residential training and habilitation services to people with developmental disabilities. People live with 2 or 3 others in a house leased/owned by the agency. Training focuses on independent living skills. 24-hour supervision provided to connect people to the community and successfully live and meet personal goals. Informal counseling and training in areas including: - Money management - Community access - Relationships - Leisure opportunities - Home management Nursing services are currently provided to increase quality of services.

Provides 245D waivered services, which include: - Homemaker Services: Provides light household cleaning, laundry, assistance with home management, and activities of daily living - Individual Community Living Supports (ICLS): Offers assistance to older adults who need reminders, cues, intermittent/moderate supervision, or physical assistance to help them remain in their homes - Individual Home Supports Without Training: Provide support, assistance, and supervision to adults or children who live in their own homes - Night Supervision Services: Provides overnight assistance and monitoring in the client's home when the client is in need of assistance with activities of daily living, positive support programming, transition plans, and reinforcement of skills development - Personal Support: Non-medical care, assistance, and supervision

Provides job training, guidance, and wages for individuals working in job settings preparing them for competitive integrated employment and/or self-employment. Job training includes: - Assisting with the day-to-day operations at the facility (laundry, dishes, janitorial, etc.) - Chore crews (lawn mowing, snow shoveling, raking, processing recycling, etc.) - Smaller jobs for outside agencies (shredding, packaging, etc.) There are a variety of work projects to fit each individual's skill set and interests. Employment Support Services (ESS) are also offered, which are designed to help participants maintain community employment. Chore crew services are available for residents of the community, including: - Commercial Services - lawn care and snow removal - Gardening/Weeding - Lawn Mowing* - includes trimming - Raking - includes bagging and disposal - Snow Removal* *Reduced cost of snow removal and lawn care may be available for older adults

A non-medical home health care agency offering services such as: - 24-hour emergency assistance - Adult companion services - Day training and habilitation - Employment support services including employment development, exploration, and support - Homemaking services - Independent living skills training - Individualized community living support and individualized home supports - Personal support and night supervision - Respite care, in home, or out-of-home

Licensed residential living programs for people with acquired or congenital disabilities such as intellectual developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, or brain injuries. Programming consists of: - Cooking - Individual living skills instruction - Medication management - Money management - Positive behavior supports - Recreational activities - Self-help, wellness, and symptom management - Socialization

Offers traditional home care services. Services are flexible and designed to meet client needs. - Assisting with ambulation and helping to prevent falls - Bathing, toileting, and grooming - Cleaning the bathroom and kitchen after use, washing dishes after meals, and mopping the floor - Cleaning the client's home, which includes dusting and vacuuming - Driving and/or accompanying the client to the physician when necessary - Going on walks and encouraging and participating in stimulating activities - Helping with correspondence to family and friends - Making and changing the bed - Medication management - Preparing and serving meals according to the client's dietary needs - Providing hygiene assistance - Providing respite for family caregivers - Providing socialization, friendship, and support for the client - Reminding clients to take their medication - Shopping and performing other household errands - Taking care of personal laundry and bed linens for the client

The program is designed to help individuals living with a disability and mental health needs, live as independently and fully as possible. Community Living Specialists meet with clients one-on-one in their homes to provide the training and support. This service can be customized to meet individual needs and may include: - In-home support - Employment support - Housing support

District 1 Elder Advocate: (218) 407-4395 District 2 Elder Advocate: (218) 368-8718 District 3 Elder Advocate: (218) 760-1793 Elder Advocates assist with: - Transportation - Food Shelf visits - Banking - Grocery shopping - County paperwork - Social Security - Health insurance information - Transportation to county appointments - Light house cleaning and a good listening ear - Mandated reporters of physical, emotional, financial and sexual abuse and neglect. Emergency assistance may be provided in extraordinary need - call for more information. Leech Lake Elders 55 years of age and older qualify for the eyeglasses, denture and hearing aid program - participants must utilize IHS. Elders and disabled band members may qualify for some medical equipment - a doctor's prescription may be required.

Provides or arranges support for older people to continue living at home as long as possible. Services include: - Foot care - Friendly visitors - Grocery shoppers - Social Activities ?- Transportation????????????????

Partners with older adults to make improvements to the safety, accessibility, and energy efficiency of their home. Safety improvements may include: - Easy-to-use cabinet pulls ?- Grab bars ?- Interior or exterior door adjustments, no-step door thresholds ?- Lever-style door handles and faucets ?- Ramps - Railings in halls and stairs - Widening doorways - Weatherization enhancements

Provides chore services for seniors who need help with lawn mowing, snow removal, and homemaker services

Provides in-home or out-of-home community based services including: - 24-hour emergency assistance ?- Adult companion services ?- Homemaker services ?- Individual community living supports ?- Night supervision ?- Respite care

Provides resources for older adults living alone as well as caregivers needing support. Services are designed to help maintain independence as long as feasible. Home-based services are provided according to the availability of volunteers and staff: - Homemaking: Indoor light housekeeping services include mild laundry services, floor care, kitchen/bathroom cleaning, and other indoor help. Light "fix it" services (i.e., changing light bulbs, smoke detector batteries, etc.), meal preparation, menu planning, picking up groceries and medications, help with organizing bills, etc. Supportive programs: - Caregiver Consulting: Helps caregivers manage and live their lives while caring for another person, develop individualized plans, and connect with resources in the community - Caregiver Support Groups: Professionally facilitated, confidential environment for caregivers to share concerns, feelings regarding their role as caregiver, and to learn from each other

Provides basic and in home support services for older adults and people with disabilities in their homes or in a community setting to ensure the health and safety of the person and maintain their independence within the community. Basic Support Services - Individual community living supports (ILCS): For people who need reminders, cues intermittent/moderate supervision, or physical assistance to remain in their own homes. - 24-hour emergency assistance: On-call counseling and problem-solving and/or immediate response for assistance at a person's home due to a health/personal emergency. - Companion services: Non-medical care, supervision and socialization to a person age 18 or older. - Night supervision: Provides overnight assistance and monitoring by an awake staff in the person's home. - Respite care services: Short-term care due to the absence or need for relief of the family member(s) or primary caregiver normally providing the care. Intensive Support Services - Positive support services: Services to increase positive behavior and decrease or eliminate severe, challenging behavior. - Specialist services: Services designed to promote staff and caregiver competency to meet a person's needs in eligible areas. - Independent living skills training: Services that develop, maintain and improve the community-living skills of a person. - Semi-independent living skills: Services needed by an adult with a developmental disability or related condition(s) to live successfully in the community. - Residential-based habilitation: Including in-home family support and supported living services for adults in their own home: Supported living services provided in a licensed site, including a foster care home, a community residential setting, or a supervised living facility.

Provides the following PCA services: - Homemaker service ??- Independent living skills training - Personal home care assistance - Respite care?- Independent living skills training

Contract for services with local providers: - Home health aides - Homemakers provide homemaking assistance which may include light housekeeping, laundry, grocery shopping, and running errands - Skilled nurse visits to provide technical procedures, assessments, appropriate interventions, teaching, and medication monitoring

The Energy Assistance Program helps pay heat and electricity costs. Payments for energy bills are sent directly to the household's energy company or fuel provider for propane, fuel oil, or wood. Financial assistance varies depending on household income and fuel costs. The Energy Assistance Program provides additional grants for eligible households who need help with: - Getting reconnected to heat and power after disconnections - Paying for emergency fuel deliveries of propane, heating oil, or biofuel - Preventing disconnection - Some emergency heating fuel funding through Reach Out For Warmth (ROFW) - Small grants (up to $500) for past-due energy payments - Financial counseling, vendor negotiation, and advocacy for households in crisis Weatherization Program: Free home energy audits, insulation, and heating system evaluation and repair as a cost-effective way of reducing energy bills ?Energy-related Repair Program