Pennsylvania
What are Personal Assistance Services?
Personal Assistance Services (PAS) empower seniors to maintain their independence at home and remain active in their community. Individuals receive financial management services which support them in the process of hiring their own personal care assistant. Those seniors living with cognitive impairments may appoint a representative to act on their behalf. Individuals can hire a friend, neighbor, or relative to help them with their personal care needs. Our experienced staff can also assist individuals in finding personal care assistants who can work at the participant's requested days and times.
Are Personal Assistance Services Right for You?
If you are 60 or older and want to remain independent in your own home and would like the choice to hire an individual who will provide you with personal care, then the answer is YES! JEVS Supports for Independence offers distinctive features that can help you direct your own services.
Your Personal Care Assistant Can Help You with
- Activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, and grooming
- Meal preparation and assistance with eating
- Light housekeeping, laundry, and errands
Financial Management Services include
- Orientation to the program for you and your employees
- A competitive pay rate for your employees
- Human Resources support including helping you find a personal care assistant to fit your needs
- Completing reference and background checks
- Establishing and maintaining workers’ compensation accounts
- Processing payroll for your employees
- Managing taxes and unemployment compensation for your employees
- A phone activated time and attendance system to ensure accuracy in recording hours worked and payment processing
- A convenient call in system to confirm the hours your personal care assistant has worked
Would you like FREE one of a kind training to help you in your role as an employer?
JEVS Supports for Independence offers a free Consumer Directed Training Series for all individuals who receive our Self-Directed Services.
Consumer Directed Training
The JEVS SFI Consumer Directed Training Series supports program participants in their role as employers. This one of a kind training consists of video and written components that cover 11 topics essential to creating an effective relationship between the participant and his or her assistant. This training is the result of a team effort involving important contributions from self-directing consumers, assistants, and SFI staff.
Eligibility
- Age 60 or older
- Resident of Pennsylvania
- Determined by county Area Agency on Aging
Enrollment
Contact JEVS Supports for Independence or your County Area Agency on Aging for more information and a referral.
We Speak Your Language
JEVS Supports for Independence is dedicated to meeting your needs in a variety of languages. Our bilingual staff will create a supportive environment in which participants with limited English proficiency can have questions answered and their needs met.
Cost
Services are funded, in part, by your local Area Agency on Aging and the Pennsylvania Department of Aging and may be available at no cost or through cost sharing.
Contact us today for more information
267-298-1364 or 1-800-610-7910
E-mail us at supports@jevs.org