Accesspoint Ri

Programs: Residential programs consist of various apartment units and homes and are designed to provide adults with instructional services and living experience which allow them to achieve economic and living independence through fully supervised or semi-independent living programs.

day and vocational program - the organization provides a variety of day services for adults and students, according to individual needs and preferences. These include school-to-work experience, vocational training within a workshop setting, and supported employment services including job placement, coaching and on-going employment support. A community options program also gives individualized support to people who volunteer in over 50 locations. This program includes job training, classroom instruction and education credential services from people in partnerships, inc. Some of the day and vocational program activities include:- source america - accesspoint ri, through its relationship with source america, holds a contract with the navy exchange stores on the newport navy base. This program employs twelve people with and without disabilities to clean over 72,000 square feet per day. The janitorial business is designed to train people in the janitorial field while providing a needed service to the exchange. - vocational training and placement - the organization's supported employment division provides vocational training and placement for people with disabilities and those who are seeking employment with a goal to move from welfare to work. The training includes certified nursing assistant courses, and food service training through the operation of a cafeteria and catering business. Computer training and office management programs are also offered. The training program is the only one of its kind in the state of rhode island and is open to all eligible rhode island citizens. - recreation programs - recreational programs are available at night and on weekends, as are various adult education programs. - living rite center - accesspoint ri's living rite center provides services to promote better health, better healthcare and better quality of life for eligible adults with developmental disabilities and/or dementia, who have multiple medical issues. Developed in partnership with the university of rhode island (uri), and funded through an award from the centers for medicare and medicaid, the center offers the opportunity for individuals to obtain interdisciplinary team consultations. The team includes a nurse practitioner, a nurse care coordinator, a living rite coach, peer specialists, various therapies as well as a dietitian. With the use of various state of the art technologies, the team provides treatment of chronic health issues. Professionals at the center provide education and resources to empower individuals and their caregivers to meet the individual's healthcare needs and improve health. The center provides access to care by a nurse practitioner and is fully accessible to individuals with mobility issues. The partnership with uri ended september 30, 2016 resulting in the program being downsized. - personal care choice - the personal choice program is designed to give long term care medicaid eligible individuals more control over how they receive personal care services. The goal of the personal choice is to provide a home and community-based program where individuals who are eligible for long term care services have the opportunity to exercise choice and control (i. E. , hire, fire, supervise, manage) individuals who provide their personal care, and to exercise choice and control over a specified amount of funds in a participant-directed budget. Participants choose a service advertisement agency and a fiscal agent to assist in making informed decisions that are consistent with their needs and that reflect their individual circumstances.

child development program - the organization's child development programs for children with developmental disabilities include cornerstone school and creative beginnings toddler preschool and kindergarten, which are developmentally appropriate education and special education programs certified and licensed by the state of rhode island. Cornerstone school provides specialized education and healthcare programs for children with physical, cognitive and medical disabilities, while creative beginnings offers a "learn through play" curriculum that includes both educational and developmental goals for both typical and disabled childcare. The organization also provides in-home services such as home based specialized treatment (hbts), personal assistance support services (pass), and respite services to children and their families. Hbts and pass are designed to provide children with services to improve functional skills, promote emotional health and physical well being, increase independence, and facilitate full community participation. Respite services are designed to assume temporary care of the child with special health care needs within the child's home and community so that other family members can find relief from these increased responsibilities, or additional support during crisis situations.