Customized living
Program Description:
LeaCares is an customized service provided in a person’s home funded through the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS). LeaCares is designed to prevent a person from needing more costly and institutional care in a nursing home or other similar type of health care facility. We serve children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities.
LeaCares provides highly flexible services and supports that ensures that the individual is able to remain in their home while at the same time ensuring that all the health and personal needs are being met. These services can be short-term or long-term depending on the needs of the individual. All plans are highly individualized, flexible and responds to the changing needs of the person.
Program Goals:
- To provide customized living services in the person’s home
- To increase physical, emotional, and intellectual well-being
- To maintain or increase independence in activities of daily living
- To provide emotional support and assistance
- To maintain a daily routine that is personal and desired by the individual receiving services.
- To provide physical care and support as required in a respectful manner
- To assist with medical and physical care as appropriate and needed
Admission Criteria:
- Guardian or individual must agree to receive customized living services from LeaCares
- Services must be in alignment with individual’s goals and preferences
- LeaCares must have the resources and expertise to effectively support the individual
- Must be a resident of Spartanburg County, Greenville County, Union County, Cherokee County, Laurens County
- The individual will benefit from In-Home services
Customized Living Services Provided:
- Light housekeeping
- Meal preparation, assistance with meals
- Basic personal care assistance (i.e., bathing, toileting, dressing, etc.)
- Companionship
- Medical Care (going to medical appointments etc.)
- Data collection & analysis
- Environmental Assessment
- Referral to other needed services
LeaCares supports the following waiver programs through the S.C. Department of Health and Human Services Division of Community Long-Term Care and S.C. Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.
- Community Choices Waiver
- Head and Spinal Cord Injuries (HASCI) Waiver
- Home and Community-Based Waiver
- Intellectually Disabled and Related Disabilities (ID/RD) Waiver
For eligibility questions and to request LeaCares Customized Living Services; please contact your case manager or the following:
DDSN Intake Services 1 800 289-7012 www.ddsn.sc.gov
SC DHHS Community Long Term Care Services / Healthy Connections – 1 888 549-0820 www.scchoices.com
For more information about LeaCares, contact the program director, Lonzina Brewton at 864 619-9519. Email questions about LeaCares to LeaCares@charleslea.org