Community Supports
Community Supports are services provided by Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCPs) to address Medi-Cal members’ health-related social needs, help them live healthier lives, and avoid higher, costlier levels of care.
Members may receive a Community Supports service if they meet the eligibility criteria, and if the MCP determines the Community Supports service is a medically appropriate and cost-effective alternative to services covered under the California Medicaid State Plan.
Providing Community Support in Ventura County, including Oxnard, Ventura, Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, Fillmore, Santa Paula, Piru, Simi Valley, Port Hueneme, Ojai, Moorpark, and surrounding areas.
Community Supports Services offered to eligible members
Please call Oxnard Family Circle for more information, referrals, and obtaining services that you need.
Housing Transition Navigation Services
Members experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness receive help to find, apply for and secure housing.
Housing Deposits
Housing Tenancy and Sustaining Services
Members receive support to maintain safe and stable tenancy once housing is secured, such as coordination with landlords to address issues, assistance with the annual housing recertification process, and linkage to community resources to prevent eviction.
Short-Term Post Hospitalization Housing
Members who do not have a residence, and who have high medical or mental health and substance use disorder needs, receive short-term housing for up to six months to continue their recovery. To receive this support, members must also have been discharged from an inpatient clinical setting, residential substance use disorder treatment or recovery facility, residential mental health treatment facility, correctional facility, nursing facility, or recuperative care.
Recuperative Care (Medical Respite)
Members with unstable housing who no longer require hospitalization, but still need to heal from an injury or illness, receive short-term residential care. The residential care includes housing, meals, ongoing monitoring of the member’s condition, and other services like coordination of transportation to appointments. Respite Services Short-term relief for caregivers of members. Members may receive caregiver services in their home or in an approved facility on an hourly, daily, or nightly basis as needed.
Day Habilitation Programs
Members who are experiencing homelessness, are at risk of experiencing homelessness, or formerly experienced homelessness, receive mentoring by a trained caregiver on the self-help, social, and adaptive skills needed to live successfully in the community. These skills include the use of public transportation, cooking, cleaning, managing personal finances, dealing with and responding appropriately to governmental agencies and personnel, and developing and maintaining interpersonal relationships. This support can be provided in a member’s home or in an out-of-home, non-facility setting.
Nursing Facility Transition/ Diversion to Assisted Living Facilities
Members living at home or in a nursing facility are transferred to an assisted living facility to live in their community and avoid institutionalization in a nursing facility, when possible. Assisted living facilities provide services to establish a community facility residence such as support with daily living activities, medication oversight, and 24-hour onsite direct care staff.
Community Transition Services/ Nursing Facility Transition to a Home
Personal Care and Homemaker Services
Members who require assistance with Activities of Daily Living or Instrumental Activities of Daily Living receive in-home support such as bathing or feeding, meal preparation, grocery shopping, and accompaniment to medical appointments.
Environmental Accessibility Adaptations (Home Modifications)
Members receive physical modifications to their home to ensure their health and safety, and allow them to function with greater independence. Home modifications can include ramps and grab-bars, doorway widening for members who use a wheelchair, stair lifts, or making bathrooms wheelchair accessible.
Medically Supportive Food/ Medically Tailored Meals
Members receive deliveries of nutritious, prepared meals and healthy groceries to support their health needs. Members also receive vouchers for healthy food and/or nutrition education.
Oxnard Family Circle officially opened its doors in July of 2002. Since then, Oxnard Family Circle Adult Day Health Care Center has been striving to be the best provider of Adult Day Healthcare. We treat all patients with a caring attitude and phenomenal service.
Adult Day Healthcare welcomes adults of all ages, genders, ethnicities, and cognitive abilities. Our population includes people from all walks of life, including Veterans and Civilians. We cater to Ventura County’s ethnically diverse population.
Sobering Centers
Members who are found to be publicly intoxicated are provided with a short-term, safe, supportive environment in which to become sober. Sobering centers provide services such as medical triage, a temporary bed, meals, substance use education and counseling, and linkage to other health care services.
Asthma Remediation
Members receive physical modifications to their home to avoid acute asthma episodes due to environmental triggers like mold. Modifications can include filtered vacuums, dehumidifiers, air filters, and ventilation improvements.
