Senior LIFE Services

Senior LIFE is designed to help older adults live their best lives at home for as long as possible. Through Senior LIFE services, members are able to access the health care and support they need. Each member of the Senior LIFE Program receives an individualized care plan that covers all services approved by the interdisciplinary team, including the services listed below. 

Physician and Nursing Services

One of the many benefits of enrolling is that Senior LIFE provides all the members medical needs and supportive services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  Upon enrollment, members and their family meet with the interdisciplinary team. This team will include physicians, nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, and other providers. We work together to develop a care plan for each member that is individualized for his or her specific needs. This is a collaborative process that involves the member and their family.

If a member’s needs change, the care plan changes to meet those needs.

In-Home Services

in-home services for seniors

At Senior LIFE, our goal is to help older adults live safely at home and in the community for as long as possible. We provide and coordinate all the health-related and supportive services our members need. Members and their families work with the Senior LIFE team to create an individualized care plan which includes a variety of services.

We understand that caregivers need a helping hand. That’s why many of our services are available at the Senior LIFE Center and in the home, including:

Personal Care Services

personal care services

As part of Senior LIFE, we help members maintain independence by assisting with their personal hygiene. This may include in-home services that provide compassionate help with dressing, toileting, showering or bathing, grooming, and doing light housekeeping. These services can help members maintain a sense of dignity and self-confidence.

Pharmacy / Medications

Pharmacy and medication management are benefits of the LIFE program.

Many older adults take several medications to manage multiple health conditions. Taking those medications correctly is a key part of maintaining good health and avoiding unnecessary hospitalization.

Once a member enrolls in Senior LIFE, all medications are provided by Senior LIFE and all medication needs are managed by the program.

Senior LIFE also provides Medication Therapy Management. A trained Senior LIFE pharmacist will consult with members to answer questions about particular medications and to help members understand their medications more completely.

We understand that it can be difficult to manage medications when there are multiple prescriptions involved. Medications are provided to members in a way that is convenient and easy to understand. This includes:

  • The medications delivered directly to the home
  • Easy-to-use, presorted medication pouches that identify when to take meds
  • Instructions and information available in multiple languages
Rehabilitation

As we age, it can become more difficult to do a number of things—from walking to taking care of daily activities to speech. Rehabilitation is designed to help older adults overcome these challenges and get back to living their best lives.

Senior LIFE offers various types of therapy for members. Depending on members’ individual care plans, they may receive any of the three types or even all of them.

Occupational Therapy

This type of therapy helps members perform activities of daily life, which helps them stay self-sufficient. Occupational therapy could include exercises to practice walking or getting in or out of a chair or a bed.

Physical Therapy

This type of therapy helps members overcome challenges associated with the body and movement. Physical therapy could include exercise to improve strength and balance, massage therapies and thermal therapies. 

Speech/Language Therapy

This type of therapy helps members recover from issues related to speech, swallowing, and cognition (understanding).

Recreational Therapy

This type of therapy uses recreation and activity to help maintain and restore members' cognitive and motor functioning, while building confidence, coping skills and increasing socialization.

We are committed to keeping members independent as long as possible. There are no limits on rehabilitation or the amount of therapy services a member can receive.

Transportation

Senior LIFE transportation

You have enough things to consider when it comes to your loved one’s health other than how you’ll get to his or her medical appointments. Senior LIFE takes care of that concern by providing and coordinating dependable transportation.

We will provide transportation to our members:

  • To and from the Senior LIFE Center
  • To and from all medical appointments coordinated by the care team
  • Emergency medical transportation
  • To other locations as approved by the Senior LIFE Interdisciplinary Team

Senior LIFE takes care of members by providing and coordinating dependable through-the-door transportation. 

Nutritional Counseling

Nutritional counseling and services are benefits of the LIFE program.

Our nutritional needs change as we age, and it can be hard to make sense of the changes. Senior LIFE helps members understand and manage those needs through nutritional counseling.

Our team is specially trained in the unique dietary needs of seniors. As part of that team, a registered dietitian provides members with nutritional counseling and diet planning, based on their individual needs and medical conditions––such as diabetes and hypertension.

Nutritional deficiencies are common among seniors. Our team of providers work together to address any deficiencies and make adjustments to diet accordingly.

When members visit the Senior LIFE Center, meals that meet their dietary needs are provided. 

Social Services

 

In addition to caring for members’ health-related needs, Senior LIFE also provides help with emotional, family, and social issues. When members enroll, they are assigned a social worker who manages and coordinates their care.

Social workers are able to connect members with helpful resources within the community, as well as provide family support and individual counseling.

Palliative Care

 

Caring for an aging loved one can be challenging at any time. When that loved one is dealing with a serious illness, caregivers may experience a range of emotions and need additional support.

Palliative care is a specialized type of medical care for those who are dealing with a serious illness.

We strive to help members stay healthy and active for as long as possible. But when a member has a life-limiting illness, the Senior LIFE team is trained in palliative care. The same Senior LIFE team that works with members every day will be there to help ease the transition to end of life care.

This care can be provided by the Senior LIFE team in many places, including the member’s home, a family member's home, a nursing facility, or the hospital.

VoiceFriend
We can all use reminders sometimes. That’s why Senior LIFE offers VoiceFriend. This free automated telephone message service is available to all Senior LIFE members.Through VoiceFriend, members can receive personalized messages or reminders at specific times of the day, chosen by members and their caregivers. These messages can remind members to take medications or notify them of upcoming physician appointments, among other things. Messages are customized to a member’s personal needs—and may feature the familiar voice of a caregiver or a system-generated voice. When the telephone rings, the member will hear a pre-recorded message.
LIFE Health and Wellness Center

Senior LIFE's health and wellness center is similar to a senior center but is much more. The health and wellness centers are staffed by doctors and nurses and other healthcare professionals. They're a warm and inviting place where LIFE members can socialize, receive hot meals, see the doctor, and receive therapies from your healthcare and personal services team.

Senior LIFE which stands for Living Independence for the Elderly is a federal and state funded Medicare and Medicaid program.

Have more questions about Senior LIFE? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions Page.

Complete List of Senior LIFE Services
  • Primary care
  • Preventive care
  • Emergency room care
  • Access to on-call emergency assistance from a doctor or nurse 24 hours a day, seven days a week
  • Behavioral health care and counseling
  • Medical specialists
  • Vision care - exams and glasses
  • Dental care - including dentures
  • Foot care - including podiatry care, diabetic shoes, and orthotics
  • Audiology - hearing tests and hearing aids
  • House calls
  • Home aides to help you with things like bathing, grooming, and dressing
  • Help doing laundry
  • Light housekeeping assistance
  • Help with groceries
  • In-home modifications
  • In-home medical equipment and supplies – things like walkers and wheelchairs, hospital beds, oxygen, diabetes testing supplies, bandages
  • Incontinence supplies
  • Meal services
  • Personal emergency notification and response systems
  • Transportation
  • Home health nurse
  • Hospital care
  • Medical procedures
  • Prescription drugs, including free home delivery
  • Medication management assistance
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Recreation therapy
  • Cognitive therapy
  • Speech therapy
  • Nutrition counseling
  • Medical imaging
  • Laboratory services
  • Skilled nursing facility care
  • Rehabilitation center care
  • Nursing home care
  • All Medicare-covered services.
  • All Medicaid-covered services, as specified in the State's approved Medicaid plan.
  • Other services determined necessary by the interdisciplinary team to improve and maintain the participant's overall health status.

The LIFE Program will be the participants sole service provider. The LIFE Program provides access to all services but cannot guarantee access to specific providers.

All services with the exception of emergency care are provided and/or coordinated by Senior LIFE. Participants are responsible for the cost of any unauthorized services used outside the network.

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    Last updated on October 18th, 2022 at 09:57 am