Pennsylvania

Personal Assistance Services

Our Personal Assistance Services (PAS) empower seniors to hire the personal care assistant of their choice, including a friend or relative. Those seniors living with cognitive impairments may appoint a representative to act on their behalf. This personal care assistant will then assist with bathing, dressing, grooming, meal preparation, mobility, and light housekeeping.

Services
  • Bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting
  • Performing reference and background checks
  • Arranging Worker's Compensation
  • Issuing paychecks to personal care assistants including tax withholding
  • Maintaining local, state, and federal tax records for you and your assistant
  • Conducting orientation for seniors and personal care assistants
  • Assisting with recruiting, hiring, firing, and training of in-home employees
  • Round-the-clock customer service
Training Series

JEVS Human Services offers a cutting-edge consumer directed training series consisting of video and written components that covers 11 topics essential to creating an effective relationship between the consumer and his or her attendant.

This training series is FREE for individuals who receive services through Supports for Independence.

Eligibility
  • Must be age 60 or older
  • Determined by county Area Agency on Aging approval; Services are offered in counties throughout Pennsylvania.Contact JEVS Supports for Independence for more information at 267-298-1364 or 1-800-610-7910
Enrollment

Contact JEVS Supports for Independence or your County Area Agency on Aging for more information and a referral.

Languages Available

We have dedicated bilingual staff that can assist with the language needs of many individuals. We also have access to intrepreting services. Please call for more information.

Cost

Services may be available at no cost or through cost sharing; call for more information.

"I don't know what I would do without my personal care assistants on a daily basis."

— Lena, recipient of Personal Assistance Services and Fiscal/Payment Agent Services

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