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Steve Sisolak Richard Whitley Governor Director State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Respite Services in Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division Jeffrey S. Duncan 5/18/2020 Helping people. Its who we are and

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Steve Sisolak Governor Richard Whitley Director

State of Nevada

Department of Health and Human Services

Respite Services in Nevada

Aging and Disability Services Division

Jeffrey S. Duncan

5/18/2020

Helping people. It’s who we are and what we do.

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Agenda

  • 1. Types of Respite in Nevada
  • 2. How to Access Respite
  • 3. Traditional Models of Respite
  • 4. Challenges

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Types of Respite

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In-Home

  • Homemaker

services

  • Personal Care
  • r home health

agency

  • Family/Friend
  • Volunteers

Out of Home

  • Adult Day Care
  • Residential

Caregiver Support

  • Chronic Disease

Self- Management

  • Care Partner

trainings

  • Evidence-based

programming

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Respite in Nevada: How To Access

Public Programs

  • Home and Community

Based Waiver: Frail Elderly (HCBS- FE) and Physically Disabled (PD)

  • Personal Assistance

Services program

  • Older American Act funding
  • Independent Living Grants/

Funds for a Healthy Nevada

Other Options

  • Private pay agencies
  • Faith based organizations
  • Other family/friends
  • Non-profit organizations
  • Evidence-Based Caregiver

Support programs

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FHN – Independent Living Grants

  • NRS 439.630 allows for ADSD’s allocation of Fund

for Healthy Nevada dollars to be used to provide respite services to any individual with Alzheimer's

  • r other dementia.

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94 89 86 63 64 54 44

SFY 2014 SFY 2015 SFY 2016 SFY 2017 SFY 2018 SFY 2019 SFY 2020

FHN Respite - Under 60

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Traditional Models

  • Voucher Systems
  • Provider agencies
  • Volunteer Based
  • Self-Directed Vouchers
  • Choice and control
  • Cost Sharing/Sliding

Fee Scale

  • Income vs. Need

consideration

  • State Examples

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Respite - Challenges

  • Complexity of

Individual Needs

  • Level of Care Need
  • Caregiver Knowledge of

Respite

  • Recognizing the need
  • Accepting respite
  • Scheduling regular

breaks

  • Availability of respite
  • Gap between public

programs and private pay

  • Workforce Training
  • Evidence Based

Programs

  • Cost to implement and

sustain

  • Staff Turnover
  • Program Fidelity
  • Funding
  • Older American Act

limitations

  • One time vouchers

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Questions?

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Contact Information

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Jeff Duncan

Social Services Chief II jsduncan@adsd.nv.gov 702-249-1134 http://adsd.nv.gov/