NEBRASKA LIFESPAN RESPITE SUBSIDY PROGRAM, ADMIN
Description
RESPITE CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. FAMILIES CHOOSE THEIR OWN PROVIDERS, DECIDE HOW MUCH TO PAY PER DAY OR PER HOUR AND SET THEIR OWN SCHEDULES. A MONTHLY ALLOWANCE OF $125. IF YOU ARE RECEIVING RESPITE CARE FROM ANOTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAM-NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM. INCOME GUIDELINES ALLOW FOR MORE INCOME THAN MOST RESPITE PROGRAMS.
Contact Information
Address:
DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PO BOX 95026
301 CENTENNIAL MALL SOUTH, 5TH FLOOR
Lincoln
NE
68509-5026
Hours of Operation:
MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:00 TO 5:00
Website:
www.nrrs.ne.gov/respite/funding/index.html
Main Phone:
Phone
402-471-9282
Other Phone(s):
Phone
866-737-7483
Fax
402-471-6352
Main Contact(s):
STAFF
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
Other Email(s):
sharon.johnson@nebraska.gov
General Information
Agency ID: 406
List of Provided Services:
Administrative: Administrative
Family/Individual Resources: Respite Financial
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material: BROCHURE
Eligibility: DISABILITY THAT QUALIFIES. FAMILY MUST BE INCOME ELIGIBLE AND NOT RECEIVING OTHER RESPITE CARE SUBSIDY.
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: NO CHRGE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: ASK FOR APPEAL FORMS
Languages with interpreters on staff: