Home and community-based services in Minnesota
Find support for everyday routines, building skills, and assessed overnight needs. Explore IHS with training, IHS without training, night supervision, and other Clemens Health services. Contact our Bloomington team about your Twin Cities location and schedule.
Start with the support you need
Use these guides to compare options and prepare for a conversation with your case manager or our intake team.
- Compare IHS with and without training
Clarify whether the goal is support with current skills, learning new skills, or training with family.
- Plan for night supervision
Describe nighttime needs and confirm the schedule, tasks, and awake-staff requirement.
- Prepare an HCBS referral
Gather contact details, service requests, waiver information, and optional documents.
Basic support services
Day-to-day support at home and in the community, from companionship and homemaking to overnight supervision and emergency response.
24-Hour Emergency Assistance
On-call assistance for needs covered by your support plan. Discuss the response arrangement with Clemens Health. This is not continuous in-home staffing or a replacement for 911.
Adult Companion Services
Nonmedical support and socialization for older adults working toward a goal in their support plan. Discuss the activities, assistance, and schedule that would be useful to you.
Homemaker Services
Help with cleaning and household activities based on your assessed needs. Compare Minnesota's three homemaker types and confirm which tasks your authorization and provider can cover.
Night Supervision
Overnight assistance at home for people with assessed nighttime support needs. Explore night supervision in the Twin Cities and discuss the schedule with Clemens Health.
Respite Care
Temporary care when a primary caregiver is away or needs relief. Discuss the requested dates, care needs, and setting before relying on respite coverage.
Individual Community Living Support
Individual community living supports (ICLS) combine scheduled assistance in at least two areas of daily life for eligible adults age 65 and older living at home.
Individualized Home Supports without Training
Practical support with routines and community living in the Twin Cities. IHS without training helps you use the skills you already have, with assistance where you need it.
In-home support services
Hands-on teaching for the person, or for the family supporting them: cooking, budgeting, safety, transportation, and the routines that make independent living possible.
Individualized Home Supports with Training
Practice everyday skills with support at home and in the community. Explore IHS with training in the Twin Cities for goals such as meals, budgeting, routines, and getting around.
Individualized Home Supports with Family Training
Community-living skill training for the person and/or family when the person lives in the family's home. Discuss the goals and support needed with Clemens Health.