Word gets out that you are good service coordinators, and we do work with community members. However, there are eligibility requirements:
1. Community member must be 60 or older.
2. You may work with a younger community member if they are applying to the co-op and meet the co-op’s eligibility criteria (ie some co-ops have units for mobility impaired 18-61 year-old member; Labelle and Washington square also serve 18-61 year-old members with disability; and Labelle and Wyandotte have waivers to accept members 55+. )
3. You may work with a registered guest of a member, but they need to provide written documentation that they are registered and are staying less than 30 days.
4. If a member who is a client asks for information and referral resources for their family, you may provide appropriate agency referrals and resources. Write that up under the member’s progress notes.
5. There may be select cases when a SC serves a member from another co-op, but you need to talk with Sharon and me about this first.
Thanks all.