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� ' <br /> � 8. Companion Services <br /> Companion services include those activities <br /> necessary to help support participants by <br /> overseeing or assisting the partfcipant in <br /> performing household or personal tasks and <br /> activities and providing mental and social <br /> stimulation to combat the negative effects of <br /> loneliness and isolation. <br /> Companion services include: friendly visiting, <br /> incidental shopping and errands, telephone <br /> teassurance and incidental assistance with <br /> � activities of daily living. Companion services <br /> also include accompanying a participant to and <br /> from medical appointments, shopping, banking and <br /> other personal errands, and various 6ocialization <br /> activities. Other duties include pzoviding <br /> supervisory and supportive services to raintain <br /> _ the health and snfety of a participant when the <br /> caregiver needs a period of relief or is unable <br /> to provide care. Mileaqe reimbursement, not to <br /> exceed the Federal government zate foz the use of <br /> privately ovned vehicles, may be included vhen <br /> used to perform companion services. <br /> If the sezvices cannot be provided by the <br /> participant's fnformal care netvork or by <br /> volunteers, the demonstration site a�ay contract , <br /> for necessary companion services with an agency ' <br /> or individual capable of performing such ' , <br /> services. If the demonstration 6ite utilizes an 'I <br /> individual contractor to provide this iervice, �� <br /> the de�nonstration oite a�ust provide tAe . : <br /> professional supervision and �cnitoring necessary <br /> to assure appropziate and timely service <br /> provision. <br /> C. Ot�er Covered Services - <br /> 1. �Iome Delivered Keals <br /> Heals include preparation, packaging and delivery <br /> of one oz �ore �eals for participantc vho are <br /> unable to prepare or obtain nourishing meals. To <br /> be eligible for rei�bursement, the provider of <br /> service must �eet all applicable State regulatory <br /> requirements for the preparation, packaging and <br /> . delivery of home-delivezed nea16 as vell as the <br /> following program requireIDents: <br /> a. each �eal provided �ust neet at least <br /> one-third of the current RDA; <br /> B-10 � <br />