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Services

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In Home Supports

In-home support service (IHSS); In-home support service means a residential service that takes place in the individual's home, family home, or community settings that typically supplement the primary care provided by the individual, family, or other unpaid caregiver and is designed to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the individual. The individual shall be living in his own home or his family home. This service shall include a skill building component, along with the provision of support that enable an individual to acquire, retain, or improve the self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills required for successfully living in his

community. In-home support service shall be covered in the Family and Individual Supports (FIS) and Community Living (CL) waivers.   

 

Skill building activities include:

 

  •  Household chores

  • Budgeting • Practice money skills

  •  Self care skills

  •  Strengthening communication

  • Building leisure skills

 

In addition to the skill building activities, in-home also provides routine support for completion of activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). The Direct Support Professional (DSP) assists with:

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Routine, and safety supports for accessing the community. 

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Supporting the Individual in replacing challenging behaviors with positive, accepted behaviors in the home and in the community.

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Monitoring health and safety, assistance with taking medications 

Transportation to community events.

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General supports  

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Community Engagement

A Life To Love, LLC  provides Community Engagement (CE) in the community Monday- Friday between 9 am - 3 pm to build relationships and opportunities to interact with persons without disabilities (other than those paid to provide support). All participants meet at the designated office location in the morning to prepare for the community outings. Community transportation is provided by A Life To Love, LLC staff. However, transportation to the office will be scheduled by the assigned Support Coordinator and/or families through ModivCare or desired provider of choice. There is a monthly calendar of events for the groups of

participants to attend in the community. All groups consist of 3 participants and 1 Direct Support Professional (DSP). The groups return to the designated office location in the afternoon to prepare for daily departure transportation. 

 

Types of activities include: 

 

  • Volunteer work – at a food pantry, community clean up, or other neighborhood service

  • Learning experiences and activities –  books on tape, book clubs and art classes, self-help classes

  • Joining community organizations

  • Recreation – swimming, bowling, dancing, movies

  • Peer support groups

  • Shopping

  • Maintain health and wellness – walking, gym membership, and sports activities

  • Personal care – hair styling, having nails done

  • Spirituality – worship, meditation, yoga classes

  • Hobbies –  pet care (walking the dog), gardening, painting, photography

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Community Coaching

Community Coaching (CC) supports adults with developmental disabilities to acquire, retain, or improve skills necessary to navigate safely through their local community and form natural support relationships. This service is for persons who need 1 on 1 support in order to build a specific skill or set of skills to address a particular barrier preventing them from participating in community engagement can be provided this level of support.  This service is a bridge to the individual’s ability to participate in a more fully integrated community engagement service.

Types of activities include: 

 

  • Volunteer work – at a food pantry, community clean up, or other neighborhood service

  • Learning experiences and activities –  books on tape, book clubs and art classes, self-help classes

  • Joining community organizations

  • Recreation – swimming, bowling, dancing, movies

  • Peer support groups

  • Shopping

  • Maintain health and wellness – walking, gym membership, and sports activities

  • Personal care – hair styling, having nails done

  • Spirituality – worship, meditation, yoga classes

  • Hobbies –  pet care (walking the dog), gardening, painting, photography

  • Employment support – help on the job with things such as navigating social cues, establishing priorities, managing time, or micro business development.

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