Supervision, room and board provided. One- and two-bed homes are certified by a Family Care Managed Care Organization or IRIS. Three- and four-bed homes are licensed by the State of Wisconsin. Some three- and four-bed homes Adult Family Homes may provide respite as well. The current Barron County listings is at: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/guide/barron.htm

Are you interested in operating an AFH?
For questions about opening and certifying a 1-2 bed AFH:

• For a Family Care Managed Care Organization Member please contact: DHSDMSLTC@dhs.wisconsin.gov
• For an IRIS Participant please contact: DHSIRISAFH@dhs.wisconsin.gov

For questions about opening and certifying a 3-4 bed AFH please contact:

• hsqaballicensing@dhs.wisconsin.gov or call 608-266-8482

Offers a wide range of information and resources to help people better understand the disease and manage their lives. Individuals with Parkinson disease may be eligible for a stipend or grant.

Services provided 24/7 with a three hour minimum, insured and provides all staff with PPE.  Someone will go to the home first to the evaluate situation and needs then pair them with a caregiver that would be best for them.  Fees vary depending on service provided.

• overnight respite
• light housekeeping
• non-medical but will do toenails if not diabetic
• transport people in their own vehicle shopping or doctor

Personal care and other non-medical support services. Cannot bill Medicaid directly but can bill some Medicaid programs such as IRIS, Inclusa and My Choice and accepts private pay.
Licensed, insured, and bonded but we are not medically licensed.

Contact megan.dirkes@christianservantshomecare.com or melissa.iverson@christianservantshomecare.com.

The Daybreak program is a day respite program for adults with early stage dementia. Meets in Barron on Mondays & Thursdays, in Rice Lake on Tuesdays.

In-home service agency and nonmedical care provider offering services for personal care, medication reminders, errands, companionship, light housekeeping, meal preparation, continuing care and stand-by assistance. Heal to Thrive serves the entire State of Wisconsin. Heal to Thrive accepts long term insurance and private pay customers.

From personal care to Alzheimer’s care to transportation, Home Instead^® services make life easier for seniors and their families. This local, independently owned and operated franchise office will seek to match compassionate, reliable caregivers with each Client’s personality and needs.

An in-home care provider providing care to individuals in their own homes. Medicaid licensed and bills Medicaid.

• provides supportive, personal, and companion care
• hourly care, overnight care, and up to 24-hour care
• rate vary based on need

Provides support for caregivers through several programs including:

• Wisconsin Respite Care Registry, a list of local resources available for hiring in-home help. Search the database for in-home or agency-based respite care providers at rcaw.gnosishosting.net/Portal/Registry
• Caregiver Respite Grant Program (CRGP) supports family caregivers who cannot be served by other caregiver support programs respitecarewi.org/grants/respitecarewi.org/grants
• Supplemental Respite Grant Program (SRGP) supports primary caregivers by providing $250 every sixty days (up to $1,000 per year) of funding for supplemental respite services
  respitecarewi.org/grants/supplemental-respite-grant-program
• Respite Connections:
  • allows family caregivers to submit posts with their specific respite needs,
  • respite providers looking for clients can search for Respite Connections and contact families to find meaningful jobs providing respite care.

Loan closet, respite care, grants.

Previously Country Terrace.

Previously Care Partners.