CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

 

What are Case Management Services?

Case Management Services are those services provided by a care coordinator from the health department who is assigned to you or your family to help you identify and find services and resources.

Child Service Coordination is a program for families with children from birth to 5 years of age at risk for developmental delay or with a diagnosed condition or special need. Children can be referred by any source. The family is assigned a child service coordinator who through home visits, telephone calls and other personal contacts will:
    Identify programs, services and resources that meet family
   needs;
    Provide developmental screenings;
    Serve as a link between you and your child's doctor or nurse;
    Suggest ways you can strengthen parent-child relationships;
    Introduce you to parent support programs if available; and
    Offer you encouragement and support.

Maternity care coordination is for pregnant women who qualify for Medicaid. Women are assigned a care coordinator who will:
    Help you identify your strengths and needs through an assessment of medical, nutritional, educational, financial, and psychosocial factors;