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Homemaker & Respite Services
Homemaker & rESPITE Services Overview
HOMEMAKER SERVICES
There are three types of Homemaker services. At a minimum they include monitoring for the recipient’s well-being and home safety.
- Cleaning: Home cleaning tasks such as light housekeeping tasks and laundry services.
- Home Management:Â Home cleaning and home management activities such as arranging transportation, preparing meals, shopping for food, clothing, and household supplies, and performing simple household repairs.
- Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): Home cleaning and assistance with ADLs such as ambulating, bathing, dressing, eating, grooming, and toileting.
RESPITE SERVICES
This is a short-term care service provided to a person when their primary caregiver is absent or needs relief. Respite can be provided to a person in their home or in the community at locations used by the general public.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Before services can begin, individuals must have an assessment completed by their local county agency. Upon qualifying for services, a referral can be made to SEMCIL.
SEMCIL hires Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to provide the cares listed in each recipient’s care plan. These essential services allow individuals to stay in their homes and remain an important part of their communities.
A person who wants to become a DSP must:
- Be age 18 or older (Some allowances apply for 16–17-year-olds)
- Pass a DHS background study
- Be employed by and affiliated with SEMCIL
- Complete SEMCIL-specific pre-employment documentation
- Be able to provide the services indicated on the recipient’s care plan
- Typically, DSPs earn $20.00/hr. However, there may be a different daily rate set by the recipient’s local county agency.
SEMCIL services individuals living in Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona counties.
Homemaker & respite Program Contact
DSP RESOURCE CENTER
DSP Benefit Information
- Â SEMCIL Human Resources communicates benefit eligibility and the enrollment process in the fall during Open Enrollment (January 1 effective date) and for special enrollment periods.
DSP Pay Period and Holiday Schedule
- 2026 DSP Payroll Schedule