24-Hour Emergency Assistance Option

Izzy Homecare offers on-call counseling and problem-solving, as well as immediate response for assistance at a person’s home due to a health or personal emergency.

Covered Services

Non-Equipment

This service covers the following non-equipment services:

• Immediate response for assistance at a person’s home
• On-call counseling and problem-solving

Equipment

This service covers the following equipment services:

• Personal emergency response system (PERS) installation and testing
• PERS device and monitoring

Who Qualifies for 24-Hour Emergency Assistance?

A person is eligible to receive 24-hour emergency assistance if he or she meets one of the following sets of criteria:

1. The person lives in his/her own home and does not receive 24-hour emergency assistance or would otherwise require extensive, routine supervision.

2. The person lives with a primary caregiver who would otherwise require extensive support in the absence of this service to secure help in the event of an emergency.