Individuals who are on Medicaid and have disabilities and/or are elderly – they will have a medical need and have functional limitations. If an individual is a Star Plus client with a Medicaid HMO, they will qualify automatically. Additionally, private pay clients are accepted as well. All clients must be under the care of a Primary Care Physician who must provide directives for our Nursing Care staff by way of a Physician’s Order.

Yes, we certainly do! We would love to have the opportunity to meet you, see if we can meet your needs, and show you what Mother Earth is all about. Give us a call today at (210) 691-1778 to schedule a tour!

The application process will take approximately 30 minutes. Make sure to bring the client’s Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security Numbers; address and current telephone number; medical diagnoses; all medications (whether they will be administered at the Center or not); any known allergies; client’s Physician’s Name, address and phone number; and emergency numbers. Many signatures will be required as well, on forms allowing us to bill for, feed, and care for the client.

We pay for transportation when clients are transported to us by VIAtrans. Should the client need to apply for services, we would be happy to answer any questions we can, and do everything we can to expedite services for the client once the application has been submitted to VIA. Please download and print an application at the VIA website at www.viainfo.net.

This service can be paid for by a variety of sources, as listed below. Each payment source has its own unique requirements.

• Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS): Client must be on the HCS waiver program, or be on or qualify for the state funded Title XX waiver program. Title XX clients have an income level that exceeds Medicaid income qualification with a resource limit of up to to $6,000 and they must have a medical need to qualify for the DAHS program.

• Star Plus HMO’s: Clients who qualify for Title XIX-Medicaid, who are 21 and older, and are not enrolled in any Family Care waiver programs, are enrolled in one of the three HMO’s who now provide care for Medicaid clients in and around the Bexar County area. Any client who is enrolled in an HMO qualifies for our service.

• Veteran’s Administration: Clients who qualify will be active at the Audie Murphy Veteran’s Administration Hospital, and will qualify within their system, but receive services at our facility. Please contact the VA Adult Day Care Office at (210) 616-8480.

• Private Pay: Any individual who would benefit from this program, and does not qualify within any of the above programs, may qualify by paying the private pay rate. Current rate can be requested from Center Director.

No. Mother Earth is a part of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), a program created by the USDA to standardize the quality, types and portions of foods served in childcare and adult day care centers around the US. We have an 8 week rotating menu, and our clients are served an AM snack, lunch and a PM snack daily. Snacks may include a breakfast tacos, a hash brown patty, cereal, cookies, cakes, sandwiches, etc. Lunch consists of a 2-4oz serving of meat, two ½ cup servings of vegetables/and or fruits, and 2 servings of bread/grains (serving size depending on what grain is served).

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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

(3) email: Program.Intake@usda.gov.

De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del

Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de

discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y

orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de

derechos civiles.

La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de

administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o

comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un

formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual

puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource-files/usdaprogram-discrimination-complaint-form-spanish.pdf, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:

(1) correo: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; o

(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; o

(3) correo electrónico: program.intake@usda.gov.

Have fun! You’ll notice the most important things like the excellent nursing care and medication management, fabulous food, and caring aides to help you with all your functional limitations. But you’ll also have many activities to choose from – like playing pool, swimming in the pool, playing bingo or table games, arts and crafts, Lotería, puzzles, watching movies, dancing, going to church services (Protestant and/or Catholic), and exercise classes, and many other choices.

Without a doubt, it’s our property. With almost 3 acres of land, we have plenty of space to enjoy the beautiful outdoors, picnic tables to sit at and relax, listen to music, or play cards with your friends. We often have picnics in the spring, and will even hold our dances outside for Easter, Fiesta, Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, weather permitting.