Personalized Support
Individualized Home Supports provide essential support for individuals with disabilities, enabling them to live independently in their own homes. Whether through a family member or a trained non-related worker, these services are tailored to meet specific needs and can be delivered remotely, ensuring comfort and safety. By fostering independence and enhancing quality of life, Individualized Home Supports are designed to help individuals thrive in their preferred living environment.
PossAbilities is able to provide three types of Individualized Home Supports.
- Without training
- Individualized home support without training can be provided to an adult or a child. This service option is to provide support in any of the community living service categories listed below.
- With training
- Individualized home support with training can be provided to an adult only. This service option is to provide support and training in any of the community living service categories. This option meets the habilitation requirement for the DD Waiver.
- With family training
- Individualized home support with family training can be provided to an adult or a child living in their family’s home. The person and/or family must receive training in any of the community living service categories. The outcome of this service is to increase the capabilities to care for and maintain the person’s ability to live in the home.
Here are the four service categories approved for individualized home supports.
- Community participation, which may include any of the following:
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- Community safety and awareness
- Community resource use and access
- Informal support networking
- Communication skill building
- Skill building to meet transportation needs
- Leisure, recreation, and socialization planning
- Health, safety, and wellness, which may include any of the following:
- Arranging healthcare needs
- Assisting with self-care
- Supporting the person to meet health, safety, and wellness goals
- Household management, which may include any of the following:
- Assisting with routine household care
- Safety knowledge and skills in the home
- Training, assistance, support, and/or guidance with money management, meal planning and cooking, and personal needs purchasing
- Adaptive skills, which may include any of the following:
- Crisis prevention
- Positive strategies
- Problem solving
- Independent living skills
Refer to the Department of Human Services website for more information.
