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Texas Senior Housing & Care
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Texas Department of Human Services
Long Term Care-Regulatory
Customer Services mail Code E-349
701 W 51st St.
PO Box 149030
Austin, TX 78714-9030
www.hhsc.state.tx.us/index.shtml
State Commission on Aging
www.dads.state.tx.us
| Types of Housing/Care | Search | Definitions |
| Adult Day Care Facilities | Adult Day Care | Adult Day Care Facilities provide counseling, recreation or food, or any combination of these services on a regular basis, but not overnight, to four or more elderly persons or persons with disabilities, not related to the owner. |
| Alzheimer’s | Alzheimer's/Dementia Care | Any nursing home or assisted living facility may care for patients with Alzheimer's. However, facilities that meet specific security and staffing requirements can be certified by DHS as an Alzheimer's facility. Security and safety measures are provided to prevent the residents from harming themselves or leaving designated indoor or outdoor areas without supervision by staff members or other responsible escort. Policies will also be provided to prevent abuse of the rights and property of other residents. Activity and recreational programs will be provided and utilized to the maximum extent possible for all residents in order to promote physical well being and help with behavior management. The program must be tailored to the individual resident's needs, being appropriate for his specific impairment and stage of disease. Residents are provided privacy in treatment and in care for his or her personal needs. Access to outdoor areas must be provided and such areas must have suitable walls or fencing that do not allow climbing or present a hazard. Any security measures taken to provide for the safety of wandering patients should be as unobtrusive as possible. All assigned staff members and consultants to the unit must have documented training in the care and handling of Alzheimer's residents. |
| Assisted Living Facilities | Assisted Living | The Assisted Living Program provides services to eligible senior adults who require access to care on a 24 hour basis but do not require daily nursing intervention. Services include, but are not limited to, personal care, home management, escort, 24 hour supervision, social and recreational activities, transportation, food, and room. |
| Home Health Agency | Home Care | Home Health Agencies provide a wide range of health and social services delivered at home to persons recovering from an illness or injury, or persons who are elderly, disabled and/or chronically ill. Home Health Agencies provide "skilled services" such as nursing, social services, and therapeutic treatments (physical, speech, occupational therapy). They also provide non-skilled services like help with bathing, dressing and eating. Medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers and oxygen may also be provided. |
| Hospice | Hospice | A Hospice Program provides palliative care consisting of medical, social, and support services for a period of six months to persons who are terminally ill. |
| Nursing Facility/Home | Nursing | A Nursing Facility or Nursing Home is an establishment that provides food, shelter, and nursing care for four or more elderly or disabled persons who are unrelated to the owner and provides minor treatment under the direction and supervision of a physician, or other services that meet some need beyond the basic provisions of food, shelter or laundry. |
| Personal Assistance Service | Home Care |
This program contracts with licensed agencies to provide personal assistance services to mentally competent clients with physical disabilities who are willing to supervise their attendant or have someone who can supervise the attendant. To be eligible for this program you must meet the following criteria: age 18 or older, mentally and emotionally capable of directing your own care, and have a physical disability that is expected to last at least six months from the date eligibility is determined. |
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