L.A. Care provides Community Supports, medically appropriate and cost-effective services and settings, to address Members’ health-related social needs. Community Supports are intended to help Members lead healthier lives and avoid higher, more costly levels of care. These services include:
- Asthma Remediation
- Environmental Accessibility Adaptations (Home Modifications)
- Day Habilitation Programs (Launching on July 1, 2024)
- Housing Deposits
- Housing Transition Navigation Services
- Housing Tenancy and Sustaining Services
- Meals As Medicine
- Personal Care and Homemaker Services
- Recuperative Care (Medical Respite)
- Respite Services
- Sobering Centers
- Short-Term Post-Hospitalization Housing (Launching on July 1, 2024)
- Nursing Facility Transition/Diversion to Assisted Living Facilities
- Community Transition Services/Nursing Facility Transition to a Home
L.A. Care also offers other Community Health services, which you may learn more about below.
![Eligible Members member with two babies](/sites/default/files/img/medicare_plus_PD.jpg)
Community Health Worker (CHW) services
Preventive health services delivered to prevent disease, disability, and other health conditions or their progression; to prolong life; and to promote physical and mental health.
![Eligible Members member with two babies](/sites/default/files/cs-housing-box.png)
Housing Transition Navigation Services & Housing Tenancy and Sustaining Services
Includes services to help members who are homeless find housing and maintain safe and stable tenancy
![Providers two health care providers and a patient](/sites/default/files/cs-recuperative-box.jpg)
Recuperative Care
Short-term residential care for individuals experiencing homelessness and need to heal from an injury or illness
![Providers Project Angel Food and L.A. Care logos on van](/sites/default/files/cs-meals-box.png)
Meals As Medicine
Home-delivered meal program that aims to improve health outcomes and address barriers associated with food insecurity
![family outside their house](/sites/default/files/cs-box-398-housing.png)
Housing Deposits
Assists with identifying, coordinating, securing, or funding one-time services and modifications necessary to establish a basic household that do not constitute room and board
![Sobering Centers a young woman in a hoodie](/sites/default/files/cs-box-398-sobering.png)
Sobering Centers
Alternative destinations for individuals who are found to be publicly intoxicated and would otherwise be transported to the emergency department or jail
![Personal Care Services provider and patient](/sites/default/files/cs-box-398-personal.png)
Personal Care and Homemaker Services
Supports individuals who need assistance with daily activities, such as bathing, getting dressed, personal hygiene, cooking and eating
![Respite Services a senior couple](/sites/default/files/cs-box-398-respite.png)
Respite Services
Short-term services provided to caregivers of those who require occasional temporary supervision to give relief to the caregiver
![a bathroom safety bar](/sites/default/files/cs-box-398-accessibility.png)
Environmental Accessibility Adaptations (Home Modifications)
Physical adaptations to a home to ensure the health and safety of the Member and may include ramps and grab bars
![a couple at home](/sites/default/files/img/asthma-cs.png)
Asthma Remediation
Physical modifications to a home environment to protect against acute asthma episodes.
![patient and provider](/sites/default/files/img/nursing-cs-box.png)
Nursing Facility Transition/Diversion to Assisted Living Facilities
Nursing Facility Transition/Diversion services assist individuals to live in the community and/or avoid institutionalization when possible.
![patient and provider](/sites/default/files/img/transition-cs-box.png)
Community Transition Services/Nursing Facility Transition to a Home
Non-recurring set-up expenses for individuals who are transitioning from a nursing home to a home setting in a private residence.
![a nurse with a wheelchair for a patient](/sites/default/files/cs-2022-box.png)
Community Health Services Upcoming Launches
L.A. Care will launch additional Community Health services in 2024.