Services For Both Adult And Children With Developmental Disabilities
 

The Reeves Foundation Services

The Reeves Foundation provides services for both adult and children with developmental disabilities. Our approach utilizes an caring environment to enrich the lives of both adult and children, while maximizing their potential and lending support to their families.

Below you will find a list of Reeves Foundation services including, 24-Hour Residential Group Home Settings, Individually Designed Living Arrangements (IDLA), Adult Developmental Home/Child Developmental Home (ADH/CDH), Home and Community Based Services, Day Treatment and Training, and Employment Services.

 

24-Hour Residential Group Home Settings (Click here to see the homes)

 

Individually Designed Living Arrangements (IDLA)

 

Adult Developmental Home/Child Developmental Home (ADH/CDH)

 

Home and Community Based Services

 

Day Treatment and Training

 

Employment Services

 

Residential Group Home-Habilitation

The Reeves Foundation, LLC provides for the developmentally disabled population the highest quality habilitation, group home services possible. Our focus is on the overall goal of maximizing the individual quality of life through interventions designed to enhance the functioning of the clients we serve. Services individually address habilitative therapies, special developmental skills, behavior intervention and sensory motor development.

Our home is located in a residential setting and tailored to accommodate the multi-faceted needs of the clients. Qualified staff are trained to meet the individual client needs. Training is ongoing to accommodate the changing needs of the individual. The levels of supervision directly correlate with maintaining the clients highest level of independent functioning.

Service goals include support services to enable the client to gain knowledge and skills that would allow successful integration into the community, learn adaptive skills for safe participation in his/her own care, assist the client to achieve a self-defined quality of life, and assist with positive development of relationships. We ensure that the Divisions service objectives are met. Individual support plans are developed in accordance with the ISP process. Support services are provided according to the ISP to accommodate basic consumer skills, supervision, health needs, behavioral concerns, therapeutic recommendations, and assistance with activities of daily living.

We focus on promotion of independent living, social skills, problem solving, and assertiveness. We provide for community participation activities as well as provide for the transportation needs of the individual. We plan with the client, monthly community integrated schedule of daily activities, coordinate with other service providers to ensure that the needs of the client are served, and provide 24 hour room and board.

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Community Protection Group Home

This specialized service is provided to those clients who meet criteria for community protection and treatment and those with intensive behavioral support needs. We promote the dignity and self-worth of the client throughout all aspects of service provision. We strive to give the consumer excellent quality of life as determined by the individual. This residential facility is designed to protect the individual from possible harm as well as the community. We offer thorough supports to those clients with intensive behavioral needs. The staff receives specific training in behavior modification.

Treatment supports are individually designed to enable the consumer to identify behavioral issues, encourage responsibility for behavior and enhance the development of socially acceptable ways of relating to others. Structured interventions are geared to maximize the functioning of the individual while facilitating his/her Person Centered Plan of treatment. Supports are intended to improve symptoms, behaviors, or disorders which have interfered with the individuals ability to appropriately interact in the community.

The focus of the supports in the treatment plan consists of understanding the strengths and needs, provision of programmatic and environmental safeguards, and various positive behavior supports. A process for measuring progress toward goals that is time-specific is utilized as part of the therapy program. Consumers are assisted with therapeutic interventions designed to help them function safely in society without offending behaviors. Individuals are equipped with the tools necessary to improve adaptive and socialization skills to remain out of prisons and psychiatric facilities. Consumers are involved in the development and implementation of the program in collaboration with other team members.

The overall goal of the program will be to assist the individual to overcome behaviors requiring intensive supervision reducing the need for protective measures.

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IDLA

The Reeves Foundation LLC will provide for developmentally disabled population the highest quality habilitative focused services possible. Our focus will be on the overall goal of maximizing the individual quality of life through interventions designed to enhance the functioning of the clients we serve while observing self-determination.

Services will address habilitative therapies, special developmental skills, behavior intervention and sensory-motor development. This will be an alternative non-licensed residential service setting which will accommodate up to three individuals who have chosen to live together and share resources and responsibility. We will provide habilitative services designed to facilitate the individual to reside in a setting of his/her choice according to his/her vision. The services are tailored to accommodate the multi-faceted needs of the clients.

Qualified staff will be retained and trained to meet the individual client needs in accordance with the individually designed objectives. The levels of supervision will be directly correlated with maintaining the client’s highest level of independent functioning. Services goals include support services to enable the client to gain knowledge and skills that would allow successful integration into the community, learn adaptive skills for safe participation in his/her own care, assist the client to achieve a self-defined quality of life and assist with positive development of relationships.

We will ensure that the Division’s service objectives are met. Individual support plans will be developed in accordance with the ISP process. Support services will be provided according to the ISP to accommodate basic consumer skills, supervision, health needs, behavioral concerns, therapeutic recommendations and assistance with activities of daily living. We will focus on promotion of independent living, social skills, problem solving and assertiveness.

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Habilitation Services - Supported Developmental Home (Adult and Foster Care Child) With Room & Board

The Reeves Foundation LLC will provide for the developmentally disabled population the highest quality vendor supported developmental home habilitation services possible. As vendors we will provide training, monitoring for compliance, support and supervision to sub-contracted child and adult developmental homes as well as recruit new providers.

Our focus will be on the overall goal of maximizing the individual quality of life through interventions designed to enhance the functioning of the clients we serve. Services will provide to the licensed homes administrative supervision, monitoring, consultation and support. Goals will address habilitative therapies, special developmental skills, behavior intervention and sensory-motor development.

Homes will be tailored to accommodate the multi-faceted needs of the clients. Training will be tailored to meet the individual client needs. Training will be ongoing to accommodate the changing needs of the individual. The levels of supervision will be directly correlated with maintaining the client’s highest level of independent functioning. Services goals include support services to enable the client to gain knowledge and skills that would allow successful integration into the community, learn adaptive skills for safe participation in his/her own care, assist the client to achieve a self-defined quality of life and assist with positive development of relationships.

We will ensure that the Division’s service objectives are met. Individual support plans will be developed in accordance with the ISP process. Support services will be provided according to the ISP to accommodate basic consumer skills, supervision, health needs, behavioral concerns, therapeutic recommendations and assistance with activities of daily living. We will focus on promotion of independent living, social skills, problem solving and assertiveness. Services will include 24 hour room and board and transportation. Records will be kept per DDD requirements.

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Attendant Care

Consumers eligible for attendant care services can expect to receive assistance from qualified staff which will allow them to remain in his/her home. In addition, attendant care services will provide supports to the consumer to facilitate participation in work and community. Our company provides assistance to the consumer to maintain personal cleanliness, activities of everyday living and safe, sanitary living conditions.

We ensure the implementation and development of a schedule and a general plan of care. We provide assistance in non-medical supervision and intervention pertaining to personal cleanliness and daily activities. The consumer participates in the planning of all self-determined activities. The level of assistance provided is directly related to level of care needed by the individual in an effort to maintain the client’s highest level of independent functioning. During the course of service, appropriate attention is placed toward necessary medical or social needs, such as maintenance of skin integrity, and other injuries or illnesses. Self-medication assistance and medication reminders are also provided as well as the maintenance of safe and sanitary living conditions.

Our company strives to preserve and improve the safety of every consumer by implementing into service each individuals unique ISP (Individual Service Plan). Some of these tasks may include dusting, heavy and light cleaning of floors, bathrooms, kitchen/appliances, changing linens, laundry, shopping, taking out trash and other duties deemed necessary by the individual's team. The consumer can expect to receive supports, such as but not limited to, bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, dressing, ambulation, transfers, comfort/safety measures, eating, meal preparation, assistance with special appliances, dusting, cleaning, shopping, and laundry.

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Habilitation

Habilitative services provided by our company would include a variety of interventions to maximize the functioning of the consumer through behavior intervention, sensory-motor development, and habilitative therapies. In order to increase each consumer’s self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills, we provide the necessary training to allow each individual to reside and participate in his/her home and community setting.

We facilitate the consumer through specifically designed interventions to be able to achieve and maintain the quality of life that he/she envisions. In addition we provide to the client the necessary tools to gain the knowledge and skills to become a valued member of his/her community. Training interventions are designed to increase or maintain the consumer’s self-help and adaptive skills to participate successfully with his/her own family and community.

Behavioral concerns are addressed through the ISP process with selective intervention techniques and through coordinating with behavioral health programs in a holistic team setting. The implementation of all therapies is met through the individuals ISP and support plan. All entities involved, such as training providers, health care providers, and schools will play an active role in the individuals ISP and support plan.

Input derived from the various team members will help to develop strategies for habilitative objectives that can be carried out in context of the consumer’s daily routine. The consumer will be an active participant in determining the supports provided. The level of training provided to the client will be determined by the needs of the client allowing for the maximum level of independent living. Goals will be mutually agreed upon and outcomes will be measured routinely. Qualified supportive staff will be trained in all aspects of the individual’s ISP (Individual Service Plan).

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Housekeeping

The Reeves Foundation, LLC is dedicated to enhancing and preserving the independence of the developmentally disabled population. House keeping services will provide assistance to the individual in the performance of routine household activities in their place of residence.

Our service goals are to improve and preserve the safety and sanitation of the consumer’s living conditions. A housekeeping agreement will be developed by the individual's team and implemented for each client. All routine maintenance supports deemed necessary for the preservation of safe/sanitary conditions will be provided: dusting, light and heavy cleaning of floors, bathrooms, kitchen/appliances, windows, walls, yard work, routine maintenance, laundry, changing linens, garbage, shopping, cooking and other duties determined by the consumer's ISP (Individual's Service Plan) team.

Goals will be mutually agreed upon by the team and outcomes will be measured routinely per the team’s decision. Services will be provided by trained and qualified staff of the Reeves Foundation. Housekeeping tasks will be provided for the consumer’s areas of living or the common areas used by the consumer. This service will not provide supervision or direct care services.

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Respite

The Reeves Foundation, LLC provides short-term care and supervision to the developmentally disabled population, consistent with the clients plan of care. We adhere to the Divisions service goals and objectives. Our company goal is to provide the client with supervision in a safe living environment that will meet his/her emotional, physical and mental well being while providing relief to the clients caregiver.

We determine the clients daily routine and care needs and the direct care staff are trained according to the individuals ISP and plan of care. We provide for the emotional and physical needs of the client, assist with the administration of any medications or treatments, provide for transportation needs, supply dietary needs, provide appropriate attention for injury or illnesses, and carry out the routine plan of care of the individual.

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DTA (Day Treatment and Training-Adult)

The Reeves Foundation, LLC aspires to support the developmentally disabled population to live independent, self-determined quality filled lives that promote successful integration and participation into the community. To accomplish this vision through a day treatment and training program we will provide consumers with individually specialized opportunities for social interaction, activities to enhance sensory-motor development, cognitive and communicative skills as well as provide for any behavioral training needs.

Consumers will be trained to enhance or maintain his/her ability to independently meet his/her own needs. In addition training is geared toward empowering individuals to gain adaptive and socialization skills for victorious contribution and involvement in his/her own community. The program is designed to provide meaningful activities as well as exposure to new activities. Consumers are encouraged to achieve a quality of life that is consistent with their vision for the future. Staff facilitates social opportunities to develop positive relationships and to interact with peers, family and others in the community.

Training objectives are developed into an individualized support plan for each consumer. Goals are specific to the needs of the individual, measurable and time-limited. Monitoring of progress toward goals is an on-going process in collaboration with the consumer’s team and consistent with the ISP process. Supportive services target developing the consumer’s skills with the management of personal/physical needs, behavioral concerns, health issues, therapy regimens, mobility and communication. Consumer skills are enhanced by practicing activities such as community survival skills, use of community resources, utilization of transportation resources, appropriate assertiveness, banking, money management and shopping.

Special program emphasis focuses on developing and maintaining independent functioning skills through structured activities.

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DTA (Day Treatment and Training - Children Summer Program)

The Reeves Foundation, LLC promotes the continued development and training of children who qualify for this program. This service is provided during the summer months designed to compliment other training experiences.

To accomplish this vision through a day treatment and training program we will provide consumers with individually specialized opportunities for social interaction, activities to enhance sensory-motor development, cognitive and communicative skills as well as provide for any behavioral training needs. Consumers will be trained by qualified staff to enhance or maintain his/her ability to independently meet his/her own needs.

In addition training is geared toward empowering individuals to gain adaptive and socialization skills for victorious contribution and involvement in his/her own community. The program is designed to provide meaningful activities as well as exposure to new activities. Consumers are encouraged to achieve a quality of life that is consistent with their vision for the future. Staff facilitates social opportunities to develop positive relationships and to interact with peers, family and others in the community.

Training objectives are developed into an individualized support plan for each consumer. Goals are specific to the needs of the individual, measurable and time-limited. Monitoring of progress toward goals is an on-going process in collaboration with the consumer’s team and consistent with the ISP process. Supportive services target developing the consumer’s skills with the management of personal/physical needs, behavioral concerns, health issues, therapy regimens, mobility and communication.

Consumer skills are enhanced by practicing activities such as community survival skills, use of community resources, utilization of transportation resources, appropriate assertiveness, banking, money management and shopping. Special emphasis of the program is focused on developing and maintaining independent functioning skills.

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DTA (Day Treatment and Training - Children After School)

The Reeves Foundation, LLC promotes the continued development and training of children who qualify for this program. This service is provided after school and is designed to compliment other training experiences. To accomplish this vision through a day treatment and training program we will provide consumers with individually specialized opportunities for social interaction, activities to enhance sensory-motor development, cognitive and communicative skills as well as provide for any behavioral training needs.

Consumers will be trained by qualified staff to enhance or maintain his/her ability to independently meet his/her own needs. In addition training is geared toward empowering individuals to gain adaptive and socialization skills for victorious contribution and involvement in his/her own community. The program is designed to provide meaningful activities as well as exposure to new activities. Consumers are encouraged to achieve a quality of life that is consistent with their vision for the future. Staff facilitates social opportunities to develop positive relationships and to interact with peers, family and others in the community. Training objectives are developed into an individualized support plan for each consumer. Goals are specific to the needs of the individual, measurable and time-limited. Monitoring of progress toward goals is an on-going process in collaboration with the consumer’s team and consistent with the ISP process.

Supportive services target developing the consumer’s skills with the management of personal/physical needs, behavioral concerns, health issues, therapy regimens, mobility and communication. Consumer skills are enhanced by practicing activities such as community survival skills, use of community resources, utilization of transportation resources, appropriate assertiveness, banking, money management and shopping. Special emphasis of the program is focused on developing and maintaining independent functioning skills.

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Group Supported Employment

We will provide consumers with an on-site supervised work environment 2-6 hrs/day in an integrated community employment setting where 1-6 consumers can interact with non-disabled persons other than paid staff and will be paid according to the Department of Labor standards. Our service setting will be a retail store front located in rural downtown area where consumers will be interfacing with the public on a daily basis to the same extent that non-disabled individuals in comparable positions interact with the public.

This Quilt-Gift-Fudge Shoppe will be operated according to the norm for it’s industry and will promote community integration with other members of the workforce, provide remunerative work and allow for maximum interaction among diverse populations. We will assist clients to develop skills, abilities and behaviors that will enable them to realize their vocational aspirations and support their transition to am more independent setting and help clients to maintain positive work related habits, attitudes, skills, work etiquette and assist the client to become a part of the informal culture of the workplace.

We will ensure that develop and implement identified vocational outcomes as per the ISP team, participate in the VR process for progressive moves, that placement is specific to individual needs to include any worksite accommodations, that orientation, trainings and oversight that are sufficient to acquire the necessary job skills, identify strengths/barriers and assist to overcome any barriers/capitalize on strengths, availability of paid work, Service outcomes will reported every six months that reflects at least 75% of consumers meet goals and 10% are identified for progressive moves.

Qualified staff will be hired and trained in developing and teaching meaningful employment related activities and to meet the ISP requirements of the individual. Records will be maintained according to Division requirements.

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Individually Supported Employment

We will assist the paid consumer develop the job-specific skills necessary for successful employment/self-employment, and when appropriate assist with job search. We will provide regular 1:1 contacts at an individual job site with the employed consumer that is time-limited<1yr. Service will be provided to the consumer who is working in an integrated setting or self-employed setting where the individual is able to interact with non-disabled persons. It is our goal to support the consumer to be able to develop positive work habits, attitudes, work etiquette as well as how to become a part of the informal workplace culture.

We will ensure that we collaborate with the ISP team to identify vocational outcomes that incorporate progressive moves, that the consumer has the opportunity to participate in gainful, productive, regular work, that the consumer is oriented to health/safety aspects of the job, that we identify necessary supports to maintain employment, provide ongoing job coaching & monitoring of performance, identify/resolve strengths, barriers/life problems, that we are respectful of consumer’s wishes as per ISP, assist with learning new skills for maint/advncmt, assist with hygiene, demeanor & dress expectations, assist with all expected interaction in the course of employment, intervene with educating employers & co-workers in the abilities/limitations and assist the consumer with obtaining job enhancements etc.

When job search is provided we will ensure that we participate with the ISP team to develop job search strategy, goals, steps & hrs needed to achieve goals, creation of resume, interviewing skills & develop employment opportunities with local employers. Service outcomes will reported every six months that reflects at least 75% of consumers meet goals & report annually that 75% referred for job search become employed. Qualified staff will be hired/trained to meet the ISP requirements of the individual. Records will be maintained according to requirements.

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Center Based Employment

We will provide consumers a safe, healthy and supervised work environment in a setting where the majority of individuals have disabilities and are supervised by our staff. Consumers are paid according to Department of Labor standards and are offered opportunity to develop skills, abilities and behaviors that will allow them to realize their vocational aspirations and support their transition into a more integrated setting through gainful, productive and remunerative work.

We will ensure that we have ongoing availability of paid work, that we develop and implement vocational outcomes according to ISP, that we provide employment specific training to each consumer, that we incorporate teaching of general work skills and ethics, that we evaluate job performance identifying strengths and barriers and develop strategies with the ISP team that focus on minimizing barriers to success, that we assist with personal care and meals, that we provide a variety of work opportunities and participate accordingly to encourage progressive moves through VR referrals.

Service outcomes will reported every six months that reflects at least 75% of consumers meet goals, 20% demonstrate increased productivity, 20% have increase in total wages, 10% are identified for progressive moves and 75% of paid work is available to consumers. A typical work day will consist of approximately 6 hours with a staff to client ratio of 1:6. Qualified staff will be hired and trained in developing and teaching meaningful employment related activities and to meet the ISP requirements of the individual. Records will be maintained according to Division requirements.

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Employment Support Aid

Through this service we will provide to the consumer necessary 1:1 personal care, behavioral and/or follow-along supports for the consumer to remain stable in his/her employment setting up to 1-3 hr/day. Supports will be implemented as per the consumers’ level of need & service setting to accomplish the goal of empowering the client to attain, maintain or advance in employment.

In the center-based setting we would utilize this service to assist the consumer with the provision of personal care needs who would otherwise be excluded from participating. In the group supported setting we would utilize this service to assist the consumer with personal care needs and/or behavioral intervention to support ongoing placement in the workplace. In the individual supported employment setting we would utilize this service for personal care needs and/or behavioral intervention to support workplace behavior.

Personal care needs may include; assistance with lavatory usage, mealtimes/breaks, self-medication/reminders, ambulation. Behavioral supports may include when appropriate; shadowing to assist with the maintenance of appropriate behaviors in the workplace, support to resolve inappropriate behaviors, support with resolving personal concerns that may interfere with job performance, supports to communicate any additional medical or social needs. In addition, we would utilize this service in the capacity of follow-along for employed consumers not using any other employment support services as a stand alone service for the provision of follow-along supports to provide ongoing job related supports to enable the consumer to sustain his/her job as well as personal care/behavioral supports as per the employment support aide agreement.

Qualified staff will be hired and trained in developing and teaching meaningful employment related activities and to meet the ISP requirements of the individual. Records will be maintained according to Division requirements.

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