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CILCP BECOMES AN ATTENDANT CARE ACT 150 PROVIDER CILCP announces they are an Attendant Care Act 150 provider. The program enables individuals to remain in their home and perform daily living activities.   (Camp Hill, Pa.) - The Center for Independent Living of Central Pennsylvania (CILCP) announces they are an Attendant Care Act 150 provider. The Act 150 program, which is run by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, is available to Pennsylvania residents ages 18 to 59 that have physical disabilities and are mentally alert. The program enables individuals to remain in their home and perform daily living activities. CILCP, a consumer run and administered nonprofit organization established to advance the rights of people with disabilities through the elimination and prevention of barriers, is committed to providing the best possible attendant care services through its Personal Assistant Service program. Also, as an approved and official provider for the Department of Public Welfare, CILCP's Personal Assistance Services include assistance hygiene, meal preparation, housekeeping and support coordination. CILCP's Act 150 services are available in Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, Mifflin, Juniata, Blair Bedford, Lebanon, Fulton, Franklin and Huntingdon counties. "We are a unique provider because we not only offer a personal assistant to assist individuals in their daily living activities, but we also have an around the clock hotline, registered nurse visits, consumer quarterly meetings and much more to assure the consumer is getting what he or she needs," Executive Director Theotis Braddy said. According to the Department of Public Welfare, "The purpose of the Pennsylvania Attendant Care Program is to enable individuals with physical disabilities to perform activities of daily living. Consumers (who choose to be their own employers,) have ultimate control of their attendant care services including the right to recruit, hire, train, supervise, pay and, if necessary, terminate their personal assistants." There are two funding sources for attendant care services in Pennsylvania, Act 150, which uses Pennsylvania state funds; and the Medicaid Waiver, which uses a combination of federal and state funds. The primary difference is that the Medicaid Waiver does not have a weekly fee for the consumer; while with Act 150 the consumer might have a "sliding" weekly fee based on income. Through the Attendant Care Act 150 program, consumers also have the opportunity to use the Personal Emergency Response Systems, an electronic device that enables consumers with a higher risk of being institutionalized to secure help in case of an emergency. The electronic device is a "help" button, which is connected to a house phone line and programmed to signal a response center once the button is activated. Persons may also wear a portable button, allowing the individual to continue performing his or her everyday activities. Additional services provided by Act 150 include Community Transition Services, which cover "set-up" expenses for individuals who make the transition from an institution to their own home. CILCP joins 25 other organizations enrolled in Act 150. For additional information regarding the Act 150, contact CILCP at 717-731-1900. The Center for Independent Living of Central Pennsylvania is a nonprofit, nonresidential organization established for and by people with disabilities and serves Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, Mifflin and Juniata counties. CILCP's vision is to empower people with disabilities to fully participate in all aspects of society. For more information on the CILCP visit their website at www.cilcp.org. For more information on this press release contact Nathan Pigott at 717-975-2148 or via email at npigott@hersheyphilbin.com. ### Back to the Newsroom