Chapter 10: Personal Assistance and In-Home Services


Section 3: Respite Care


Alzheimer's Association - Oklahoma Chapter

The Alzheimer's Association recruits and trains respite volunteers. After completing training, each volunteer is carefully matched with a Caregiving family. The volunteer spends 2-4 hours with the person with Alzheimer's or related dementia each week, while the caregiver takes a break.

Support Group: Early-onset and early stage Alzheimer's and related dementias for people under age 65 and their care partners. Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. [email protected]. Office Hours: 9 am - 5 pm Mon. thru Fri.

Tulsa Office
6660 S Sheridan Road, Suite 202
Tulsa , OK 74133

Voice: 

918-392-5000

Grace Living Center

Respite care for seniors.

P.O. Box 270120
Oklahoma City , OK 73137

Voice: 

405-943-1144

Toll Free: 

877-654-7223

Mercy Senior Health

Adult respite, limited hours.

Daybreak Adult Respite Care Program - Greystone Presbyterian Church
8300 Greystone Ave.
Oklahoma City , OK 73120

Voice: 

405-752-3935

Oklahoma Department of Human Services - Developmental Disabilities Services

This division's mission is to help individuals with developmental disabilities and their families help themselves to lead safer, healthier, more independent and productive lives.

Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) serves persons ages 3 and up who have a primary diagnosis of intellectual disabilities. Persons served may also have other developmental disabilities in addition to intellectual disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, etc.

Community Waiver includes a comprehensive array of services including residential, employment and habilitation services and supports for individuals 3 years of age or older. The Community Waiver provides services appropriate to the individual's needs. Using a person-centered planning approach, the individual's team assesses the needs of the individual and develops an annual plan of care to address those needs.

In-Home Supports Waivers (IHSW) allow individuals and families to select services necessary for each individual to remain in his or her own home or family home. Individuals on the IHSW are assigned to Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) case managers to assist them in locating, securing, and coordinating needed services.
Eligible children, ages 3 through 17, may receive needed services through the IHSW-Children. Eligible adults, 18 years or older, may receive needed services through the IHSW-Adult. These waivers are not cash payment programs and all services are provided through agencies contracting with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.
Eligible children, ages 3 through 17, may receive up to $12,360 of services per year through the IHSW-Children. Eligible adults, 18 years or older, may receive up to $18,540 of services per year through the IHSW-Adult. These waivers are not cash payment programs and all services are provided through agencies contracting with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.

Guardianship services are provided to adults with Intellectual Disability (ID) who receive DDS services. Not all people with ID require a guardian but those who do can benefit from the advocacy and decision making a guardian provides.

Family Support Assistance payments - This is a cash payment program for families who are caring for children under age 18 at home. In this program, families can receive payments of $250-$400 per month depending on the number of children with disabilities in the home. Families who meet the income eligibility may choose this cash payment in lieu of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver (HCBW) Services.

Group Homes offer living arrangements for 6 to 12 people who share a home and receive up to 24 hours per day of supervision, support, and training in daily living skills. Group Home residents are 18 years of age or older and are provided community living services. Group Homes are single-family homes located in the community close to other services and activities. The home is owned or leased by a private agency. The agency receives reimbursement from Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) for supervising and supporting the residents of the home.

PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City , OK 73125-0352

Voice: 

866-521-3571

Fax: 

405-522-3221

Quail Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

13500 Brandon Place
Oklahoma City , OK 73142

Voice: 

405-720-0010

Rehabcare Spanish Cove Retirement Village

Spanish Cove is a senior retirement community located in the metro Oklahoma City area, in the suburb of Yukon. It is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) also known as a “Continuum of Care Retirement Community”). They offer amenities and programs for every phase of senior life. From independent living to home health care, skilled nursing, assisted living, and nursing care, residents enjoy a maintenance-free lifestyle.

11 Palm Ave.
Yukon , OK 73099

Voice: 

405-354-5906

Toll Free: 

800-965-COVE (2683)

The Arc of Oklahoma

A state chapter of The Arc of the United States, the largest national community-based organization advocating for and with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD.)

2516 E. 71st Street, Suite A
Tulsa , OK 74136-5531

Voice: 

918-582-8272

Fax: 

918-582-3628