Health Department - Adult Health
Adult
Health | Communicable
Disease | Emergency
Response
Immunizations | Maternal
Family Health | Walk-in Services | Youth
Care
Adult
Health
Cheyenne-Laramie
County Health Department (CLCHD) Adult Team Nurses work to
improve independence and healthy lifestyles of chronically
ill, disabled or elderly citizens of Laramie County through
education, information and referral to agencies in Laramie
County and those funded at CLCHD.
Programs
funded at CLCHD are:
For
more information call an Adult Health Nurse at 633-4098.
Long
Term Care Home and Community Based Services Waiver
Program
This Medicade
program provides in-home services as an alternative to a
Nursing Home. Services provided are case management, personal
care, homemaker services, respite, non-medical transportation,
skilled nursing, adult day care, personal emergency response
system, and home-delivered meals. Medicaid financial guidelines
must be met to qualify.
Community
Based In Home Services Grant (COMBASE)
This
program fosters self-sufficiency in the least restrictive
environment, by providing case management, personal care
and limited homemaker services. Fees for services are based
on a sliding-fee scale.
Adult
Health Program
Adult Health
program provides short term, non-skilled in-home nursing
services and personal care for qualified clients. Fees for
services are based on a sliding fee scale.
Ryan
White Care Grant Services
This program provides
services to improve the overall health status of residents
living with HIV/AIDS through improved access to health care,
coordinating community services and facilitating access to statewide
resources. Financial guidelines must be met to qualify
LT101
Assessment
An LT101 is
the functional assessment completed by a Public Health Nurse
as part of the qualification process for Medicaid Nursing Home,
Long Term Care Home and Community Based Services, Medicaid Waiver
and Assisted Living Facility Medicaid Waiver Programs
More
Resources:
State
of Wyoming, Division on Aging
National
Council on Aging-Benefits Check Up
Wyoming
Department of Health HIV/AIDS/Hepatitis Program
Wyoming Department
of Health HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program
Wyoming
Department of Health
CONTACT:
Lois
Prickett, Supervisor
(307)633-4098 |
