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Advocate for Elders
Advocacy, assistance, information and referral to frail
seniors, who are 60 years of
age or older, primarily homebound and living in the community and their
caregivers.
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Assisted Living
(AL) Waiver
Assisted living supportive services to eligible individuals in a
residential facility
as an alternative to nursing home placement.
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Community Home-Based
Initiatives Program (CHIP)
Non-medical services to older persons to help them
maintain independence
in their own homes as an alternative to nursing home placement.
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Community Options
Program for the Elderly (COPE)
Non-medical services to older persons to help them
maintain independence
in their own homes
as an alternative to nursing home placement. Similar to the CHIP Program.
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Disability
Rx
Assistance with the cost
of prescription medicines to qualified individuals with disabilities.
(External link)
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Disability
Services
The Office of Disability
Services provides resources at the community level which promote equal
opportunity and life choices for people with disabilities through which
they may positively contribute to Nevada. (External link)
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Elder
Protective Services (EPS)
For persons 60 years old and
older who may experience abuse, neglect, exploitation, or isolation.
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Grants
Information for current and/or
prospective grantees.
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Homemaker
Program
General housekeeping, limited
meal preparation, shopping, laundering, errands, standby assistance with
bathing, and home management services.
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Long Term Care
Ombudsman
Address issues and problems faced by residents in long term care
facilities, which includes residential facilities for groups.
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Senior Ride
Program
Discounted taxicab fares to seniors and persons with disabilities
residing in Clark County. (Washoe Co. also has a program of this type. See the
Senior Ride page for more info.)
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Senior Rx
Nevada's plan to provide
Nevada seniors relief from the high cost of prescription medicine.
(External link)
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State Health
Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Medicare Counseling - Information, counseling and assistance
to Medicare Beneficiaries in Nevada, utilizing a statewide network of volunteers.
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Senior Tax Assistance/Rent Rebate
Program
This statewide program refunds a portion of the property tax paid
by eligible senior citizens
on their residence or by property taxes paid by renters through their rent.
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Waiver for the
Elderly in Adult Residential Care (WEARC)
Non-medical services in a group care setting to offer individuals
a less expensive alternative of supervised care in a residential setting.
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