LAC 50:XXI.2103. Program Description

A. An Adult Day Health Care Waiver Program expands the array of services available to individuals with functional impairments, and helps to bridge the gap between independence and institutional care by allowing them to remain in their own homes and communities. This program provides direct care for individuals who have physical, mental or functional impairments. ADHC waiver participants must attend a minimum of 36 days per calendar quarter, absent extenuating circumstances. Exceptions for extenuating circumstances must be approved by the assigned support coordinator based upon guidance provided by OAAS. B. The target population for the ADHC Waiver Program includes individuals who: 1. are 65 years old or older; or 2. are 22 to 64 years old and with a physical disability; and 3. meet nursing facility level of care requirements. C. The long-range goal for all adult day health care participants is the delay or prevention of long-term care facility placement. The more immediate goals of the Adult Day Health Care Waiver are to: 1. promote the individual’s maximum level of independence; 2. maintain the individual’s present level of functioning as long as possible, preventing or delaying further deterioration; 3. restore and rehabilitate the individual to the highest possible level of functioning as may be practicable under the circumstances; 4. provide support and education for families and other caregivers; 5. foster socialization and peer interaction; and 6. serve as an integral part of the community services network and the long-term care continuum of services.