Eliada Homes Inc

CHILD AND YOUNG ADULT EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS - 17 STUDENTS WERE SERVED IN LEVEL III: 11 STUDENTS DISCHARGED TO LOWER LEVELS OF CARE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 5 STUDENTS STILL IN TREATMENT AT END OF THE YEAR. 11 STUDENTS WERE SERVED IN EAC. 11 STUDENTS, 100% WENT TO LOWER LEVELS OF CARE. THIS PROGRAM WAS CLOSED OCTOBER 8, 2021. ELIADA CONTINUED COVID-19 PROTOCOLS THAT INCLUDED ALL STAFF NEEDING TO WEAR A MASK, TAKE THEIR TEMPERATURE REGULARLY, AND A SYSTEM TO DETERMINE IF THEY NEEDED TO REMAIN HOME FROM WORK BASED ON EXPOSURES. STUDENTS WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE A NEGATIVE TEST BEFORE THEIR ADMISSION. THERE WAS COVID-19 OUTBREAK ON OUR CAMPUS IN FEBRUARY 2022. ELIADA REINSTATED THERAPEUTIC LEAVE AND DAY PASSES FOR STUDENTS APRIL 2022. ELIADA CONTINUED USING ZONES OF REGULATION INTO THE PROGRAMS AS A BASE PROGRAM MODEL. RESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPED A NEW PROGRAM MODEL CALLED SEASONS OF CHANGE, WHICH WAS STARTED AFTER END OF FISCAL YEAR (AUGUST 2022). ELIADA CONTINUED USING THE FAMILY PARTNER POSITION TO INCREASE FOLLOW-UP WITH GUARDIANS AND CLIENTS POST-DISCHARGE. THE FAMILY PARTNER ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE GUARDIANS AS THE CLIENT TRANSITIONS BACK TO THE HOME ENVIRONMENT. ELIADA CREATED A FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT POSITION TO ENSURE ALL BACK PAPERWORK WAS COMPILED. RESIDENTIAL SAW SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN RESTRICTIVE INTERVENTIONS AND IN BEHAVIORAL INCIDENT REPORTS DURING THE LATER PORTION OF THE YEAR. ELIADA CERTIFIED ALL RESIDENTIAL STAFF IN TCI7, THE NEWEST VERSION OF TCI, IN DECEMBER 2021. ALL NEW RESIDENTIAL STAFF AND CLINICIANS WERE TRAINED IN THIS NEW VERSION AT PRE-SERVICE WHEN STARTING EMPLOYMENT WITH ELIADA. ELIADA STAFF WERE SCHEDULED FOR MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TRAINING IN JUNE 2022, WITH THIS BEING CANCELLED AT THE LAST MINUTE DUE TO INSTRUCTOR TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID AND BEING RESCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 2022.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES WHICH ARE: FOSTER CARE, ENHANCED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AND A VOCATIONAL PROGRAM. FOSTER CARE AND FOSTER-TO-ADOPT PROGRAM: - FOSTER CARE. - 12 CHILDREN WERE ADOPTED INTO THEIR FOREVER FAMILIES. - 1 CHILD WAS REUNITED WITH BIOLOGICAL FAMILY. - 2 NEW FAMILIES LICENSED. - 6 FAMILIES RENEWED THEIR FOSTER CARE LICENSE. - 8 ADOPTIONS FINALIZED WITH ELIADA'S FOSTER FAMILIES. - IMPLEMENTED TEACHING FAMILY MODEL IN PREPARATION FOR ACCREDITATION WITH TEACHING FAMILY ASSOCIATION WITH OUR PARTNERING AGENCY METHODIST HOME FOR CHILDREN. ACCREDITATION IS SET FOR SUMMER/FALL 2023 - ALL STAFF TRAINED IN THE TEACHING FAMILY CORE TRAINING, TFM CONSULTATION TRAINING AND EVALUATORS. - 6 FAMILIES TRAINED IN TEACHING FAMILY MODEL. - 1 FAMILY MET CRITERIA IN THEIR ANNUAL EVALUATION TO BE CERTIFIED IN THE TEACHING FAMILY MODEL. - 1 YOUTH GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND CHOSE A TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM THROUGH SALVATION ARMY AND CONTINUED SUPPORT THROUGH ELIADA'S ESTA PROGRAM.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ACCOMPLISHMENTS - CHILD DEVELOPMENT: - FIVE STAR LICENSED MAINTAINED IN ALL CD DEPARTMENTS: CHILD DEVELOPMENT ACHIEVED 14 OUT OF A POSSIBLE 15 POINTS; AND WE RECEIVED 1 ADDITIONAL QUALITY POINT FOR ENHANCED POLICIES AND CURRICULUM. - MAINTAINED HIGH CENSUS IN ALL OUR PROGRAMS. NC PRE K: - WE STARTED OUR YEAR OFF WITH 64 CHILDREN, WE REACH ENROLLMENT OF 73 CHILDREN BY OCTOBER. WITH THE COVID PANDEMIC STILL GOING ON IN THE WORLD, NCPK PAID FOR THE FULL 80 ALLOTTED SLOTS. - THE CHILDREN CAME IN WITH EXCITEMENT AND WE AS CAREGIVERS WERE EXCITED FOR THE CHALLENGE OF HAVING THEM READY FOR KINDERGARTEN IN 2022. DEVELOPMENT DAY: - WE WERE UNABLE TO REACH OUR CENSUS OF 16 STUDENTS DUE TO COVID. WE DID START OUR YEAR OUT WITH 8 STUDENTS AND ENDED WITH 10 STUDENTS ENROLLED WITH US BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. - WE WERE ABLE TO SPEND MORE QUALITY TIME WORKING ONE ON ONE WITH OUR DD STUDENTS DUE TO THE LOW NUMBERS AND WAS REWARDED WITH SEEING GREAT IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR TARGETED SKILLS BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. SUMMER CAMP: - WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT 74 FAMILIES IN OUR 2021 SUMMER-CAMP. WE HAD TO REGROUP AND RETHINK OUR OFF-CAMPUS ACTIVITIES WE WERE ABLE TO DO FIELDTRIPS OFF CAMPUS, BUT DUE TO COVID WE HAD TO TAKE OUR CAMPERS IN SMALL GROUPS INSTEAD OF THE LARGER GROUPS THAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. WE WERE JUST EXTREMELY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THE CHILDREN THE EXPERIENCE OF FIELD TRIPS. WE ALSO HAD EXTRA SWIM TIME, MORE FIELD DAY ACTIVITIES, TIME WITH THE ANIMALS, JUMPING PILLOW AND THE SLIDES. SCHOOL AGE: - WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN UP FOR THE FALL SCHOOL YEAR OF 2021 WITH 53 SPACES TO HELP FAMILIES THAT NEEDED CARE AFTER SCHOOLS. WE OFFERED AFTERNOON CARE AND FULL DAYS WHEN SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED. WE HAD A HEALTHY AND HAPPY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN TO LEARN AND EXPLORE IN.

- NEW CURRICULUM WAS WRITTEN IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CAMPUS FARM MANAGER TO PROVIDE STUDENTS HANDS ON ACTIVITIES AND HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS FOR TWO COURSES: AGRISCIENCE APPLICATIONS AND BIOLOGY. - INCREASED SUPERVISION OF TEACHING STAFF HAS ALLOWED FOR MORE COLLABORATION BETWEEN TEACHERS AND EDUCATION SPECIALIST. - ELIADA ACADEMY APPLIED FOR AND UTILIZED OVER 50,000 DOLLARS FOR SUPPLIES FROM GRANTS RELATED TO EDUCATION AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. - ELIADA ACADEMY HAS CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN BEST PRACTICES FOR COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS AND HAS COORDINATED WEEKLY PCR TESTING FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. - ELIADA ACADEMY TEAM MEMBERS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE TRANSITION SUPPORT FOR BOTH COMMUNITY STUDENTS AND RESIDENTIAL STUDENTS TO HELP ENSURE THAT THEY RECEIVE ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT UPON RETURNING TO A MORE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SETTING. - STAFF HAVE REMAINED FLEXIBLE IN THEIR ROLES IN THE FACE OF AGENCY AND STAFFING CHANGES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AS CONSISTENT OF TREATMENT AS POSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS. - THE THIRD ANNUAL BOAT RACE WAS COMPLETED OVER THE SUMMER, AS WELL AS THE THIRD ANNUAL OLYMPICS, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE WORKING WITH THEIR PEERS AND TO SHOWCASE THEIR INDIVIDUAL TALENTS. - THE ACADEMY ADOPTED A BUILDING WIDE MINDFULNESS PROGRAM, BASED ON THE EVIDENCE- BASED "MIND UP" PROGRAM. - ACADEMY STAFF ATTENDED TRAININGS FOR THE ZONES OF REGULATION CURRICULUM IN ORDER TO BETTER INCORPORATE THE PROGRAM INTO DAILY PLANNING. - WHEN PRTF PROGRAMS WERE OPEN, UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP STAFF FACILITATED DEPT OF INSTRUCTION FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. - IN SPITE OF CHANGES TO STAFFING AND THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS OPEN, TEACHING STAFF HAS REMAINED FLEXIBLE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF CONTENT AREAS. - DAY TREATMENT LEADERSHIP HAS INCREASED PARTNERING WITH GRANT WRITER TO EXPLORE GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR THE ACADEMY. "DAY TREATMENT CLINICIAN CONTINUES TO WORK WITH 1-2 INTERNS PER SEMESTER AND PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OF CLINICAL SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION. INTERNS REPORT HIGH SATISFACTION WITH THEIR INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE IN THE DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM. "DAY TREATMENT LEADERSHIP STAFF HAS WORKED WITH THE PQI DEPARTMENT ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLANS ON STUDENTS WITH HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS OR HIGH NUMBER OF INCIDENTS IN DAY TREATMENT.