These programs and services assist individuals to live independently in a home environment based on their medical needs.  Contact your local Area Agency on Aging for information about In-Home Services or to search for services and service providers in your area 211 Idaho CareLine.

 

Assistive Technology

Assistive Technology is any assistive device that can help simplify care of the person and/or make the environment safer for a person. For example, wheelchairs, protheses, hearing aids, visual aids, grab bars etc.  For further information on Assistive Technology contact the Idaho Center for Assistive Technology.

Home-Delivered Meals

Home-delivered meals provide necessary nutrition for individuals that are not able to provide meals for themselves. Delivery of the meals also decrease social isolation  because the meals are delivered in-person. 

Homemaker

Essentially a housekeeping service, the Homemaker Program provides assistance with laundry, meal preparation, and other essential activities around the home which individuals can no longer manage alone.

Chore

Chore workers assist individuals with minor home repair and maintenance necessary to protect their health and safety. Typical Chore services include shoveling snow off walkways, clearing trash out of a yard, replacing locks and minor plumbing repairs such as unclogging drains.

Respite Services

This program provides full-time caregivers of homebound persons much needed occasional breaks from their caregiving responsibilities.