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Wesley Woods SOURCE Program

Providing Enhanced Health Services to Individuals With Chronic and Long-Term Care Needs

Service Options Using Resources in Community Environments (SOURCE) provides enhanced case management, comprehensive primary care and community support services to individuals with chronic care and/or long-term care needs.

Mission

The mission of SOURCE is to enable individuals to reside safely in non-institutional settings with the assistance of community resources, including medical and case-management services.

Goals

• Integrate primary care, specialty care and home-based care to eliminate fragmented service delivery;
• Reduce emergency room use, multiple hospitalizations and nursing home placement caused by preventable medical complications;
• Stabilize other social and lifestyle factors that affect compliance, health status and quality of life;
• Assist with providing continuous coverage; and
• Reduce the need for long-term institutional placement, and increase options for alternative community placement.

Services

• Enhanced case management with 24-hour access
• Comprehensive primary medical care
• In-home support services (aides)
• Respite care
• Adult day programs
• Meals on Wheels
• Medical alarms
• Transportation
• Personal care homes

Eligibility

• Have SSI Medicaid coverage or SSI Medicaid and Medicare (non-HMO) coverage;
• Be 18 or older with a significant disability;
• Reside in DeKalb or Fulton County; and
• Have a chronic condition that has been present for at least three months

Enrollment Process

• A case manager will visit each eligible individual at home to assess specific needs.
• A primary care physician will conduct a comprehensive medical exam of each SOURCE client.
• The case management team will establish and monitor a plan of care to make sure each SOURCE member's needs are being met.