Currently, Inclusion Services provides support to the people that we serve in their own home environment. Indeed, for everyone including the people that we serve there is no place like home. Shared Living and Supported Living serves the individuals in the community providing services to enable individuals to live independently and participate in community integration. These services are instantly adaptable to the changing needs of the individual.

(Scope)

Shared Living emphasizes the long-term sharing of lives, forming of caring households, and close personal relationships between an individual and the host home. It is an arrangement in which a couple or a family in the community share their home and life’s experiences with a person with a disability. The approach is based on a mutual relationship where both parties agree to share their lives.

(Setting and Location)

Host home supports assure that the individual is safe and free from harm and has the support that he or she needs to take risks and to work and participate in community activities. The primary responsibility of a host home is to make a real home where the individual, family or couple providing the home and the individual has a mutually satisfying and meaningful relationship.

  1. An individual;
  2. A couple sharing their home/apartment; or
  3. A family sharing their home/apartment.

(Staff Training)

Couple or family who provides the host home and services and supports to the individual shall:

  1. Be at least 18 years old;
  2. Have a GED or high school diploma;
  3. Possess current First Aid and CPR training and certification;
  4. Pass a criminal background investigation and any other required background checks and credentials verifications.
  5. Complete necessary pre/in-service training based on the Person-Centered Plan; and DDA training initial and at least every three years
  6. Possess a valid driver’s license, if the operation of a vehicle is necessary to provide services;
  7. Have automobile insurance for all automobiles that are owned, leased, and/or hired and used in the provision of services; and
  8. Have a service agreement articulating expectations.