AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER (ADRC) OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
The ADRC in Lafayette County began in January, 2009.We are part of an 8 county consortium including the counties of Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Juneau, Crawford, Sauk and Richland.The ADRC provides services for older adults, adults with developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, mental illness and substance abuse.The ADRC provides a single point of entry to Long Term Care Services and Information and Assistance to residents in these Counties.The resource centers are the first place to go to get accurate, unbiased information to help people understand the various long term care options available to them, helps people apply for programs and benefits and serves as the access point for publicly-funded long term care.
The ADRC staff consists of:
Information and Assistance Specialists are knowledgeable and provide information about all of the programs and services available to help meet the needs of older people and people of disabilities.
Disability and Elderly Benefit Specialists provides advocacy, information and referral, counseling, negotiation and representation in health care financing, income maintenance, community-based services, consumer/finance, and protective services/probate.
Top 5 topics requested at the ADRC:
Information about Public Benefits
Health Benefits
Long Term Care Services
Long Term Care Payment for Services
Caregiving
Other requested topics include:Basic Needs, Financial Assistance, Health/In-Home Services, Institutional Care, Legal Issues, Nutrition, and Transportation.
The Economic Support Division determines eligibility for Medical Assistance (MA), FoodShare (FS), ChildCare (CC), and Badger Care Plus (BC+), Wisconsin Works (W-2) and Interium Assistance programs.
Southern Call Center Serving Rock, Iowa, Crawford, Green, Grant, Jefferson and Lafayette Counties
Effective January 3, 2012 the Economic Support Division will be using the Southern Call Center to process changes for the FoodShare, BadgerCare/Medical Assistance and Child Care.programs. The Southern Call Center will serve Rock, Iowa, Crawford, Green, Grant, Jefferson, and Lafayette County Economic Support customers. The Southern Call Center hours of operation are 8:30am to 4:00pm Monday through Friday. It is closed on holidays.
Economic Support Case workers will continue to process initial applications, reviews, six-month report forms, and Child Care Authorizations as well as changes for the W-2 program.
Southern Call Center Contact Info
Toll Free Phone: 1-888-794-5780
Central Processing Unit Fax: 1-855-293-1822
Medicaid
Wisconsin's Forward Health Medicaid plan for elderly, blind or disabled, provides health care for those who are:
Age 65 or older, blind or determined disabled;
With family income at or below the monthly program limit.
The Medicaid Plan you are enrolled in depends on your income, assets and the type of care you need.
SeniorCare is Wisconsin's prescription drug assistance program for residents who are 65 and older and meet eligiblity requirements. All participants must pay a $30 annual enrollment fee. All participants will be subject to certain out-of-pocket expenses depending on their annual income.
