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Causes: Birth Defects & Genetic Diseases, Health
Mission: The adult resource center(arc) was established to provide residential habilitative services and recreational opportunities to developmentally disabled adults and senior citizens; to improve the quality of life of these individuals through integration into the community; to maximize each individual's capacity for independence; to provide opportunity for their continued growth; to advocate for their needs and to educate significant others and the community at large, thus stimulating awareness of the needs and concerns of this population.
Programs: See schedule oarc provides residential habilitation services to individuals who reside in our individualized residential alternative (ira) residences. This service is separate from the room and board portion of the ira program. This is a direct service that is provided to the individual and addresses skills acquisition through training in activities of daily living, (adl) budgeting, home management, safety/self-awareness and independent living. These trainings are individualized and are based on each person's needs and capabilities. The goal of ira habilitation services is to enable each individual to acquire the necessary skills in order to live an independent and productive life as possible. Arc's trained dsp professionals work directly with each individual based on their residential habilitation plans derived from the indentified outcomes in their individualized service plans (isps).
arc provides care to ten individuals who reside in our intermediate care facility. These individuals require a higher level need than those in our ira facilities. This is because most of the icf individuals function at severe to profound range of intellectual disabilities and require higher staffing ratio. Most of the consumers are dependent on staff for the majority of everyday activities including bathing, dressing, cooking, tooth-brushing and ambulation. The icf encompasses both room and board as well as habilitative training, medical, clinical and any other services associated with community life.
the day habilitation program is currently serving 65 individuals. This program operates monday-friday, 9:30-3:30pm. The mission of our day hab without walls is to best serve each individual with a life enhancement plan, which means that we continuously address issues such as appropriate socialization skills, vocational training, community integration and academic improvement. Our program also offers recreational activities, and artistic growth through the arts. Our case management staff works on implementing valued outcomes/goal plans for all individuals we serve. This is done by conducting a strengths and deficits assessment chart, and implementing goals to achieve productive outcomes. These outcomes are measured through data, and monthly progress notes.