Personal Assistance Services - Big Stone Gap, Junction Center for Independent Living
Personal Assistance Services (PAS) is provided those whose impairments of daily living require the assistance of an attendant to provide additional help to be able to live as independently as possible at home. Consumer Directed (the individual hires and directs the attendant) Personal Assistance attendants perform non-medical activities of daily living. These services may include transferring, bathing, eating, dressing, or other physical activities that the individual could perform if they did not have a physical disability. JCIL only facilitates the process of the consumer hiring their attendant. Other possible services under PAS include assistive technology evaluation, transition services, and rehabilitation engineering. There are several variations of the Consumer Directed personal Assistance Services Program in Virginia. Which particular program is used is determined by the particular circumstances of each individual situation. Payments for personal attendants may be made through the Department of Medical Assistance Services, the Department of Rehabilitative Services, or Brain Injury Services of Virginia. Usually a medical assessment is required for participation in any of these programs and comparable benefits are examined to develop the most appropriate level of services for each individual.
Physical Address
1520 3rd Avenue East, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
Hours
Monday: 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM; Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM; Thursday: 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM; Friday: 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
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Fax
(276) 524-1510
Fax
(276) 524-1510
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Application process
Call for more information.
Languages
Spanish
English
Service area
Lee, VA
Agency info
Junction Center for Independent Living
Assists people who have significant disabilities to live independently in the least restrictive and most integrated environment possible.