Greetings!
Welcome to the first edition of PASC E-News. By subscribing to this monthly news brief, you will receive updates on IHSS-related events and trainings, legislation information, and information on various resources available to IHSS consumers and providers.
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| 10,000 Registry Matches! |
The PASC Homecare Registry has operated successfully since June 2002. It provides a FREE and voluntary service through which IHSS consumers and providers are referred to each other so that they themselves can decide whether they wish to form an employment relationship. All Registry services are delivered within the parameters of the Individual Provider (IP) Mode of service, which guarantees an IHSS consumer's right to hire, assign work, supervise, train, and, if necessary, fire the homecare provider. The IP Mode also guarantees a provider's right to accept or refuse any homecare assignment.
We are delighted to announce that last October 31, 2007 the PASC Homecare Registry celebrated one of its greatest accomplishments yet: It effected 10,000 verified consumer-provider matches. This milestone has brought great satisfaction to the staff and we believe that you will be pleased equally to learn that the Registry has brought so many IHSS consumers and providers together.
In addition to our Registry matching services, PASC offers a wide array of services to IHSS consumers and providers, including referral outcome follow-up, assistance with IHSS-related inquiries and issues, information on consumer rights and responsibilities, training on how to interview, hire, and supervise homecare providers, assistance with information on how to place discounted or low-rate want ads in local newspapers, assistance with late or missing timesheets and checks, etc.
For more information on PASC and the PASC Homecare Registry, please visit our website at www.pascla.org or call us at 877-565-4477. |
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Resource Spotlight: Project Angel Food |
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Project Angel Food is a meal delivery program for children and adults who are homebound and who have a serious illness. An eligible individual can have hot meals delivered to his/her door Monday through Friday, or have frozen meals delivered on a weekly basis. The meals provided by Project Angel Food are free of charge and can be delivered throughout most of Los Angeles County. Special dietary meals are available dependent upon the person's medical requirements.
In order to qualify for the Project Angel Food program, a person must be unable to go grocery shopping or to prepare meals due to a serious illness. Serious illnesses include, but are not limited to HIV/AIDS, arthritis or other joint/bone disorders, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cancer, and heart disease. Each applicant must go through an intake process that includes a nutrition assessment, and must obtain a signed referral by his/her healthcare provider stating his/her need for nutritional resources.
For more information on enrolling in the Project Angel Food program, call 800-761-8889. |
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| PASC Legislation Watch
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| AB 182 - IHSS Training
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