Mercy Home For Children

Programs: In 2017, mercy home provided residential services and support for adults with developmental disabilities. Mercy home operates 5 intermediate care facilities (icf) which provide 24-hour staffing support and includes clinical and direct support services. Residents enjoy learning skills that foster independence. They participate in recreational and cultural activities throughout brooklyn, queens, and long island. Our homes have an aggregate capacity to serve a total of 58 individuals at a time. During 2017, the icfs provided a home to 63 people. The total days of care billed for was 21,745.

mercy home operates 8 individualized residential alternatives (ira) for individuals with developmental disabilities. These family-style homes provide 24-hour staff support and supervision and offer resources and help develop skills they need to live as independently as possible. Each person has creative choices in activities and things to learn. Residents enjoy cultural activities throughout new york city. These homes have an aggregate capacity to serve 48 people. During 2017, the iras served 48 people; the total months billed for the time period was 588.

mercy home's respite program served 94 people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Respite counselors guide participants as they explore recreational activities and personal care. The program offers a variety of activities focused on recreation, community inclusion, therapeutic growth, and skill building. Participants visit local cafes and restaurants, museums, libraries, parks, the brooklyn botanical garden, and the movies.

mercy home offers medicaid service coordination to help individuals with developmental disabilities and their families access the services and support they need to achieve life goals and plan for their future. The emphasis is on personal choice, building fuller, more meaningful lives through resources and opportunities in the community that match their interests and needs. Our highly trained case managers work one-on-one with participants and their family members to ensure that each individual receives the support and services necessary to develop self-advocacy skills and maximum independence. At the end of 2017, mercy home's msc roster accounted for 104 individuals; total months billed for the time period was 786. In 2017, mercy home's innovative creative arts therapy program provided a structured and safe space for 64 children with autism spectrum disorder to grow therapeutically and educationally. Mercy home's licensed and board certified therapists help children explore their artistic talents in music, arts, and drama therapy.