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 two types of Individualized Home Supports.
- Individualized home supports are provided without training for adults and children when they need support in any of the community categories listed below.
- Individualized home supports are provided with training for adults when they need support in any of the community categories listed below.
- Individualized home supports are provided with family training for adults or children living with their family, and they need support and training in any of the community categories listed below.
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