At-Home Services

At-Home Services are intended for persons 60 years of age or older who are frail, have disabilities, or who are at risk of institutional placement. Priority assistance shall be given to persons who are in the greatest economic or social need as well as those residing in rural or geographically isolated areas, with particular attention given to low-income minority individuals and individuals with limited English proficiency. PSR offers four types of services for seniors living at home: Homemaker, Care Coordination, Repair and Renovation, and CHORE.

Homemaker Services are intended for persons 60 years of age or older who are frail, have disabilities, or who are at risk of institutional placement. Priority assistance shall be given to persons who are in the greatest economic or social need as well as those residing in rural or geographically isolated areas, with particular attention given to low-income minority individuals and individuals with limited English proficiency.

• Basic housekeeping and home management skills necessary to ensure safe, sanitary conditions in the client’s home, such as dusting, vacuuming, sweeping and mopping. Housekeeping is available only for the client;
• Instructing client in home management, including maintaining an orderly environment, proper food storage, preparation of shopping lists, meal planning as well as preparation;
• Shopping assistance
• Personal laundry and mending of clothing

• Assistance with eating, including setup, opening containers, and cutting food. Feeding is not permitted.
• Assistance with bathing of areas that the client cannot reach. Bed baths or transferring are not permitted.
• Assistance with dressing of ambulatory clients, such as the fastening of clothing on the client. Lifting or putting on braces or other supports is not permitted.
• Assistance with personal grooming, such as combing hair, brushing dentures and shaving with an electric razor. Cutting nails or shaving with a blade is not permitted.
• Supportive assistance with ambulation, such as providing stabilization to the client while walking. Lifting and transferring are not permitted.