Cooperative Apartments, Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Counseling, Group Homes
Populations Served
Brain/Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Depression, Developmental Disability, Diabetes, Dual Diagnosis – ID/MI, Elderly Person with disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Eligibility Requirements
DDS clients, etc.
Narrative
For adults with disabilities who can live in an apartment on their own, with a roommate, with a spouse or with children, the Individual Support Services program provides support and an emergency on-call system. Services are based on individual needs and preferences and may include transportation to medical appointments; nursing; assistance with grocery shopping; and socialization. The case managers also work one-to-one teaching personal safety, money management, menu planning and other skills.
Cooperative apartments have 1-2 adults in scattered sites in Greater Lawrence & Haverhill. Individuals receive 15 or more hours of staff support per week. Staff are available on-call 24 hrs/day and provide 1:1 training in community living, parenting, housekeeping skills, medical and behavioral issues. DDS Funded.
Notes
Staff to client ratio: Varies from 1:1, 2:4 to 3:8 based on the needs of the individuals served.
Residences are located in the Greater Merrimack Valley, clients are accepted from Massachusetts.
