Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP)

Written by admin@pcpierce.com on March 23, 2011. Posted in Home Health

Under a federal Medicaid Home and Community-Based, Long Term Care Services Waiver, the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) provides comprehensive case management to assist frail elderly persons to remain at home.

Each of the MSSP sites provide social and health case management for frail elderly clients who are certifiable for placement in a nursing facility but who wish to remain in the community. The goal of the program is to arrange for and monitor the use of community services to prevent or delay premature institutional placement of these frail clients. The services must be provided at a cost lower than that for nursing facility care.

The services that MSSP clients may utilize include:

  • Case Management
  • Adult Social Day Care
  • Housing Assistance
  • Chore & Personal Care Assistance
  • Respite Care
  • Transportation
  • Meal Services
  • Protective Services
  • Communication Services

Nutrition counseling as well as liquid medical nutritionals have frequently been provided through MSSP. The dietitian may contract with MSSP through their local Area Agency on Aging (AAA).

Clients eligible for the program must be 65 years of age or older, currently eligible for Medi-Cal, and certified or certifiable for placement in a nursing facility. MSSP site staff make this certification determination based upon Medi-Cal criteria for placement.