| When you enroll
in a Flexible Spending Account, you may be able to request reimbursements for
the amounts you pay for Kids
Kare at Home services. For more information, call the HR/Payroll Service Center
at 734-615-2000 or toll-free at 1-866-647-7657.
Kids Kare
at Home, a service offered to University of Michigan families through
the Work/Life Resource Center (WLRC), provides emergency/sick child
care in the child's own home. Kids Kare at Home is
available for children ages 13 and under, or for older children with special
needs who cannot be left alone.
To use the Kids
Kare at Home service, you must register through the Work/Life Resource Center (WLRC). You are eligible if you are:
- regular
faculty or staff at the Ann Arbor, Dearborn or Flint campus, or
- a graduate
or undergraduate student enrolled at least half-time at the Ann Arbor
campus.
Temporary
employees or staff who do not have at least half-time appointment are
not eligible.
WLRC has
contracted with an established home health care agency from the community
to provide this service. The caregivers are carefully screened and are
trained in childhood illnesses, child development, and CPR. The agency
is bonded, and all caregivers have had criminal background checks.
Each family is
allowed to use a maximum of 48 hours of service during each 12-month period. There
is a 4-hour minimum charge per visit. The University subsidizes the cost of the
program. You may pay privately for additional hours, if needed, by making arrangements
directly with the agency. Anything beyond the initial 48 hours will be billed
at the unsubsidized rate.
To register for
Kids Kare at Home, or for additional information, call Kids Kare at WLRC, 734-936-8677.
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