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Causes: Birth Defects & Genetic Diseases, Health, Hospitals, Pediatrics, Specialty Hospitals
Mission: Provide services for handicapped and chronically ill children
Programs: Intermediate care facility: the organization operates a state of the art facility which offers three specialized programs. The hospital-to-home program provides short-term medical intervention to speed recovery and to allow patients to return home as quickly as possible. This program also provides family members and other caregivers the training needed to care for their child at home. The respite care program provides short-term care to patients while families take timeout or attend to other matters. The residential care program provides long-term care for chronically ill patients such as medical and therapeutic services, on campus and public school education, social and recreational activities, and physical, occupational and speech therapies.
group homes, medical group homes and autism group home: the organization operates eight group homes in the community; five that are medical facilities and two traditional group homes and one autism group home. The two traditional group homes offer 24-hour supervision, the teaching of habilitation skills, daily living skills and integration into the community. In addition to the opportunities provided in the traditional group home setting, the medical group home facilities offer around-the-clock medical supervision by licensed practical (continued on schedule o) nurses and supervision by a registered nurse. The individuals in these homes require specific medical supervision by trained personnel. The autism group home is an independent living program for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (asd). In addition to the opportunities provided in the traditional group home setting, individuals with asd have the opportunity to experience six work environments which include dietary, housekeeping, laundry, maintenance, landscape and business operations. The program assists participants in learning and mastering the personal and interpersonal characteristics that are key for all individuals to be successful in their chosen profession. Participants are provided the opportunity to experience these areas of employment so they can select the type of work that most interests them. The program provides participants the skills and knowledge to develop and hone work related skills necessary to secure gainful employment in the community in their selected line of work. As participants become ready to graduate they will be given assistance in securing post-program employment which will include providing them with a letter of recommendation that specifies the training received and the skills they possess.
the organization operates a day treatment and training program in phoenix, arizona for adults and teenagers with developmental disabilities.