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Kevised RESPITE CARE ~ERVICE DEFINITION: A Service which PrOvide~ needed relief to caregivers of patients who Cannot be left alose because of mental or phYsica~ problems. '-(For SSBG add: and who are not eligible for Respite Care through the North Carolina Medicaid Program.) UNIT OF SERVICE: One (1) hour. SERVICE OBJECTIVE: To provide relief time for unpaid caregivers who are:caring for patients who require constaht supervision and who cannot be left alone either because of memory impairment or other problems that make them subject to wandering or make them dangerous to themselves or others, or because of Physical immobility regardless of etiology, that renders them unsafe alone. The~e services are aimed toward preventing premature long-term institutionalization of the patient. PREFERRED. TARGET SSBG, State CareKiver__Support Funds, GROUP: Title III.D, and State III D Supplement Funds: Caregivers of mentally or physically ~mpaired adults (sixty years of age or older and/or their spouses) at risk of instituionalization. Title III B: May also include caregivers 60+ caring for patients under 60 years of age requiring constant ~upervisioo due to mental or physical impairment and at risk of institutionalization. SERVICE ACTIVITIES Activities may include: 1. Attendance and companion services for the patient in order to provide release time to the caregiver. 2. Personal care services, including meal preparation, to the patient of the caregiver. 3-Patient assessment and care planning for the patient of the caregiver. g. Counseling and training in the caregiving role, inoludinE coping mechanisms sod behavior modification techniques.