Eligibility for the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP)
You may be eligible to participate if you:
- Are 65 or older, frail or disabled
- Live in Oakland/Emeryville/Piedmont or Berkeley zip codes 94704 or 94705
- Receive monthly Medi-Cal benefits
- Are at risk of nursing home placement because of frailty or inability to manage without help
- Are willing and able to accept care management
MSSP Services Available
- Personal care
- Homemaker services
- Transportation
- Emergency Response System
- Referral to home-delivered meals
- Respite care
- Referrals to medical care
- Non-medical home equipment
- Referrals to advocacy counseling
- Referrals to legal services
- Referrals to money management
- A visit by a social worker and a nurse to evaluate you in your home
- A care plan developed with you, your family and other caregivers to address and identify your physical, emotional, social and environmental needs
- Referral to and purchase of services and advocacy, if needed, to help you stay safe and independent in your home