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Choices Service - the key to you independence, providing information about long-term
care, support and living options for aged persons and people with disabilities living
in Nebraska.
- Do you or someone you know live in a nursing facility?
- Do you want to live as independently as possible but unsure
who to call or where to start?
- Do you want to know what services are available to you
in your community?
A 'Choices' counselor can provide information and is trained to help with decisions
about the care and support you may need. Alternate living options may include in
home with supports, Assisted Living facility living, or in a Nursing Facility.
'Choices' counselors can assess needs, help in decisions about services needed, help with transition from one living arrangement to another, and monitor regularly
if needed.
'Choices' can help you -
- Achieve personal goals
- Direct you own care and services
- Enhance you independence
- Transition back home or remain in your home to live independently
- with support of familty or friends and in-home or community services
- Transition into an Assited Living facility - a homelike
setting with some support services
- Transition into a Nursing Facility - 24-hour a day care
For more information on 'Choices' anywhere in Nebraska,
call 1-888-585-8778 or your local Area Agency on Aging.
'Choices' - Creating independence through Self-Determination.
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