Community Homes
What exactly
are community homes?
A community home
is home to six individuals with 24-hour, awake staff who provide training and
support. Each home is located in a residential setting.
Purpose:
To provide
individualized training, support, and a warm and nurturing home-like living
arrangement
Services
Provided Include:
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Training and
support including twenty-four hour awake staff
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Guidance,
training and care needed to ensure each individual’s health and safety
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Assistance with daily
living (such as dressing & hygiene)
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Social & recreational
opportunities to participate in the community
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Domestic skills (such as
cooking & groceries/shopping)
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Learning how to purchase
items and handle money
How
are Community Homes accepted in the community?
Over the years community homes
have become accepted in the community, as neighbors have learned people with
disabilities also make good neighbors. People
with disabilities are eager to be accepted. As
neighbors get to know the individuals that live near them, they come to
appreciate and enjoy their company.
For
more information,
contact us at (985) 345-6269 or email
info@options4u.org.
