We work to meet and exceed expectations by putting the needs of the individuals we support at the forefront of all we do.
Companion Supports
Non-medical care, supervision, and socialization are provided to an adult. Service may include assistance with meals and basic activities of daily living and/or completion of light housekeeping tasks, which are incidental to the care and supervision of the individual. This service is provided to carry out personal outcomes identified in the Individual Plan.
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Provide companionship and social interactions.
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Companions may assist or supervise the individual with such tasks as light housekeeping, meal preparation, laundry, and shopping, but do not perform these activities as discrete services or more than 20% of the time worked.
Individualized Day Support
Supports provided to an individually tailored to his/her/their specific personal outcomes related to the acquisition, improvement, and/or retention of skills and abilities to prepare and support the individual for work and/or community participation and/or meaningful retirement activities, or for an individual who has their own business, and could not do so without this direct support. This service is provided by one support staff to one individual.
Supports do not take place as part of a group of individuals with intellectual disabilities except for particular scheduled activities specified in the person’s IP. For example, lunch at a restaurant with a friend once a month. This service may be self-directed.
Examples:
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Develop and implement an individualized support plan;
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Develop, maintain or enhance independent functioning skills in the areas of sensory-motor, cognition, personal grooming, hygiene, toileting, etc.
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Assist in developing and maintaining friendships of choice and skills to use in daily interactions;
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Provide support to explore job interests, retirement options;
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Provide opportunities to participate in community activities;
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Provide support to complete work or business activities;
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Training and supervision to increase or maintain self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills to participate in own community.
Individualized Home Support
This service provides assistance with the acquisition, improvement, and/or retention of skills and provides necessary support to achieve personal habilitative outcomes that enhance an individual’s ability to live in their community as specified in the Individual Plan of Care. This service includes a combination of habilitative and personal support activities as they would naturally occur during the course of a day. This service is not available for use in licensed settings. The service may be delivered in a personal home (one’s own or family home) and in the community.
Personal Supports
Assistance is necessary to meet the individual’s day-to-day activity and daily living needs and to reasonably assure adequate support at home and in the community to carry out personal outcomes. Cueing and supervision of activities are included. This service may be self-directed.
Examples:
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Provide assistance to maintain activities of daily living that may include:
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Personal hygiene - Dressing - Eating and meal prep
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Provide assistance to attain and maintain safe and sanitary living conditions and manage a household that may include:
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General housekeeping - Washing and drying laundry – Shopping
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Provide assistance to access and attend community activities that may include:
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Accompanying the individual while traveling to community activities
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Accessing leisure activities such as the library, fitness center, self-advocacy meeting,and community events.
Respite
Services provided to individuals unable to care for themselves; furnished on a short-term basis because of the absence or need for relief of those persons normally providing the care.
