Elderly & Disabled
Independent Community Living Services
The goal of Independent Community Living Services is to promote health and home safety in a community setting. Independent community living with the aid of support services begins with a Long-Term Care Consultation. The Long-Term Care Consultation (LTCC) is conducted by a team who helps Anoka County residents and their families determine if independent community living is the appropriate choice to meet their needs. On this page, see:
- Community Health Department Programs for the Elderly
- Programs for Disabled Individuals
- Income Maintenance Department Programs
Community Health Department Programs for The Elderly
Older adults who qualify may benefit from Independent Community Living Services such as the Elderly Waiver (EW) or Alternative Care (AC) program.
Independent Community Living Services may include:
- home health aide
- home delivered meals
- family caregiver support and training
- adult day care
- transportation
- personal care assistants,
- medical supplies and equipment
- companion services
- Assisted
Living services (EW only)
or foster care
- For a printed directory of assisted living providers in the Minneapolis - St. Paul metropolitan area, call the Senior Information Line (ACCAP) at 763-783-4707.
- Download the Anoka County Senior Housing Guide
- Assisted living can be an apartment, room or companion suite with available services such as housekeeping, laundry, personal cares, activities and meals. It is designed for those who need extra help in their day-to-day lives but who do not require nursing home care. Some facilities offer memory care, which provides specialized staff and programming for those living with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
- adult foster care (EW only)
- More information about these programs for the elderly is
available:
- by calling Anoka County Public Health Intake at 763-422-6970
- on this Web site in the Anoka County Services for Seniors section.
- by calling the Senior Information Line at 763-783-4707
- by going to the
Minnesota Department of Human Services web site
(www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/agencywide/documents/pub/
dhs_search_results.hcsp)
Programs for Disabled Individuals
The Community Health Department manages home and community-based care programs that are an alternative to nursing home and hospital care for qualified disabled and chronically ill children and adults.
- The Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals (CADI)
Program provides an alternative to nursing home care for
eligible disabled children and adults under age 65.
For more information, go to CADI - Continuing Care, Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals Waiver, Minnesota Department of Human Services
(www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/disabilities/documents/pub/
dhs_id_003905.hcsp) - The Community Alternative Care (CAC) Program provides an
alternative to long-term hospital care for chronically ill and
medically fragile adults under age 65 and children.
For more information, go to
CAC - Continuing Care, Community Alternative Care Waiver,
Minnesota Department of Human Services
(www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/disabilities/documents/pub/
dhs_id_003902.hcsp)
For additional information about these programs or to have an application mailed to you, call Public Health Nursing at 763-422-6970.
Income Maintenance Department Programs
The Income Maintenance Department manages programs with benefits for adults with no children under age 18. For more information, go to the following pages on this Web site: