SUPERVISED LIVING SERVICES (SLS) Adults and Children

Residential-based Supported Living Services (SLS) provide a natural residential setting which fosters the supports necessary to achieve a positive lifestyle.   The supervised settings support one to four adults or children, and through the use of an Essential Life Style Plan, Individual Service Plan and Risk Management Plan, the individual’s unique needs and skills are identified, and services are designed to fit that person.  NHS-Northstar Specialized Services’ goal is to support the consumer in the development of a positive lifestyle that is motivated by mature and appropriate choices as they relate to living in one’s community.  The small natural residential setting fosters such supports and reinforces the development of this positive lifestyle.

Component of  Services:

• Residential Living: The goal is to provide the practical experience, emotional support, training and motivation to live as independently as possible in our society. Development of the Essential Lifestyle Plan (ELP): The outcome of an individual lifestyle plan is to maximize results of team efforts toward individual growth and development and to insure consistency in approach as well as diverse programming appropriate to the individual needs.
• Counseling and Guidance: This area develops skills in individuals to cope with and resolve problems in appropriate ways.   
• Social and Leisure Time Activities: The team members, in cooperation with the consumer will identify and develop leisure and social activities that are constructive and rewarding to the consumer.  
• Independent Living Skills Development: The goal of this program is to enable the consumer to acquire the necessary skills, attitudes and motivation to live as independently as possible. 
• Vocational Orientation and Preparation: Day training and habilitation plays a pertinent role in the majority of individuals’ lives.  Opportunity to participate in a DTH service will be encouraged and made available to each consumer. 

 

OUTREACH SERVICES – IHFS In-Home Family Support Services

In-Home Family Support Services are designed to assist persons in acquiring, retaining and improving the self-help, socialization and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in home and community-based settings provided to a person and his/her family.

In-Home Family Support Services are directed toward increasing and maintaining the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social functioning of persons with mental retardation or related conditions in the areas of:

• Self-Care
• Sensory and motor development
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication
• Socialization
• Reduction or elimination of maladaptive behavior
• Community living and mobility
• Health care
• Leisure and recreation
• Money management
• Household chores

This service is funded through the DD Waiver, which provides funding for home and community-based services for children and adults with mental retardation or related conditions.  Eligibility for DD Waiver services is determined through a screening process conducted by the county Public Health and Human Services department

 

RESPITE CARE SERVICES

Respite literally means a period of rest or relief. Respite care provides a caregiver temporary relief from the responsibilities of caring for an individual with a physical or mental disability. Respite care is often referred to as a gift of time. 

Respite services can be provided for a variety of reasons, including vacation, personal respite, attending to other family matters, transitioning, crisis intervention, and ongoing scheduled respite time.  

Respite services can also be provided at a variety of sites, including the family home, an existing licensed foster care residential site, a licensed apartment site, or can be individualized to meet the specific need of the consumer and family.

Skilled professional staff are on duty to support the consumer and family no matter the setting choice for the respite service.

 

QUALIFIED MENTAL RETARDATION PROFESSIONAL
(QMRP) SERVICES

Qualified Mental Retardation Professional (QMRP) is an individual qualified to work as an expert with persons with mental retardation or related conditions. The QMRP has a four-year college degree in an area related to mental retardation and a minimum of one-year experience working in that field. For more information on QMRP standards, see CFR Title 42, sec. 483.430.

QMRP Services are available to provided active treatment program development, implementation and coordination for clients served under the Consolidated Rules Standards 245B. 
Services include, but are not limited to, Behavior Support Plans, Psychotropic Medication Monitoring, and Rule 40 Controlled Procedure Plans.

 

OUTREACH SERVICES –ILS Independent Living Skills

Independent Living Skills is a service that develops and maintains the community living skills and community integration of a person. This service is provided in the home of a person or in the community.

Independent living skills include assistance, training or supervision to an individual in the areas of:

• Self-care
• Communication skills
• Community living and mobility
• Reduction /elimination of maladaptive behavior
• Sensory/motor development
• Socialization

This service is funded through the Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals (CADI) Waiver, which provides funding for home and community-based services for children and adults, who would otherwise require the level of care provided in a nursing facility.  Eligibility for CADI Waiver services is determined through a screening process conducted by the county Public Health and Human Services department.

 

OUTREACH SERVICES-ARMHS Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services

ARMHS means mental health services which are rehabilitative and enable the recipient to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, and independent living and community skills; when these abilities are impaired by the symptoms of mental illness.

Adult rehabilitative mental health services instruct, assist, and support the recipient in areas such as:

• Interpersonal communication skills
• Community resource utilization and integration skills
• Crisis assistance
• Relapse prevention skills
• Health care directives
• Budgeting and shopping skills
• Healthy lifestyle skills and practices
• Cooking and nutrition skills
• Transportation skills
• Medication education and monitoring
• Mental illness symptom management skills
• Household management skills
• Employment-related -skills
• Transition to community living services

An eligible recipient is an MA eligible individual who is age 18 or older and is diagnosed with a medical condition, such as mental illness or traumatic brain injury.