Chapter 10: Personal Assistance and In-Home Services
Section 3: Respite Care
Caregiver Solutions Adult Day Center
10021 S. Pennsylvania Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK
73159
405-691-9955 Voice
Edwards Redeemer Nursing Center
1530 N.E. Grand Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK
73117
405-424-2273 Voice
Grace Living Center
505 E. Wilshire Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK
73105
405-478-0531 Voice
Respite care for seniors.
Lennie Marie Tolliver Alternative Care
2001 N. Martin Luther King
Oklahoma City, OK
73111
405-424-5059 Voice
Provides adult day care and respite care.
Mercy Senior Health
Daybreak Adult Respite Care Program
Greystone Presbyterian Church
8300 Greystone Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK
73120
405-752-3935 Voice
Adult respite, limited hours.
National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP)
www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/caregiver.asp
An information source to care giving.
Oklahoma / Arkansas Alzheimer's Association
Tulsa Area Chapter Headquarters
6465 S. Yale Ave., Ste. 312
Tulsa,OK
74136-7805
800-272-3900 Toll Free
918-481-7741 Voice
918-481-7745 Fax
tulsa@alzokar.org
www.alz.org/alzokar/
The Alzheimer's Association recruits and trains respite volunteers. After completing training, each volunteer is carefully matched with a Caregiving family. The volunteer spends 2-4 hours with the person with Alzheimer's or related dementia each week, while the caregiver takes a break.
Oklahoma Department of Human Services - Developmental Disabilities Services Division (DDSD)
Sequoyah Memorial Office Building
2400 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 25352
Oklahoma City,OK
73125-0352
405-521-6267 Voice
405-522-3037 Fax
www.okdhs.org/divisionsoffices/visd/ddsd/
This division provides services to persons ages 3 and older who have a primary diagnosis of developmental disabilities (mental retardation, an IQ of 70 or below). Persons served may also have other developmental or physical disabilities in addition to developmental disabilities (mental retardation).
Respite care is one of the services that may be provided for individuals being served under Medicaid waivers administered by the Division. The primary Medicaid waiver presently used for provision of many in-home and community services, including respite care, is restricted to serving Medicaid eligible persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (mental retardation). Apply for waivered services by calling the numbers above.
Oklahoma Respite Resource Network (ORRN)
OASIS (Oklahoma Areawide Services Information System)
P.O. Box 26901
Oklahoma City, OK
73190
800-426-2747 Toll Free
405-271-6302 Voice
OASIS Information and Referral maintains a Respite Registry listing respite care providers for private pay. The Respite Resource Network is an alliance of groups that fund a respite assistance program in which vouchers are provided to help families cover the cost of respite care.
Quail Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
13500 Brandon Place
Oklahoma City, OK
73142
405-720-0010 Voice
Rehabcare Spanish Cove Retirement Village
11 Palm Ave.
Yukon, OK
73099
405-350-2269 Voice
TARC
2516 E. 71st Street, Suite A
Tulsa,OK
74136
800-688-8272 Toll Free
918-582-8272 Voice
918-582-3628 Fax
tarc@ddadvocacy.net
www.ddadvocacy.net
Provides referral to respite care providers for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Visiting Nurse Association of Tulsa
7875 E. 51 St.
Tulsa, OK
74145
918-743-9810 Voice
Respite care services provided by home health aides are available for eligible individuals, fees based on a sliding scale.
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