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CAP/DA
The Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults is a Medicaid program that provides In-Home Services such as:

  • Screening and Assessment
  • Adult Day Health Care
  • Home Mobility Aids
  • Lifeline
  • Some medical supplies not otherwise covered under Medicaid
  • Case Management
  • In-Home Aid Services
  • Respite Care - Institutional and Home-Based
  • Home Delivered Meals
It is a less costly alternative to nursing home care. It is available to adults 18 and older who have significant health problems and are at risk for institutionalization. CAP-DA is available in Jackson County, and makes care at home a real possibility for many who face nursing home placement. Each county is limited to a maximum number of persons who may be served on the program each year. Local operations are handled by a county-designated lead agency. The lead agency for Jackson County is Harris Regional Hospital.

CAP/C
The Community Alternatives Program for Children is a Medicaid funded program. It offers a complete package of home-based services to medically high-risk children (birth to age 18) who would otherwise require long-term institutionalization in a hospital or nursing facility.

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