Summit Support Services Of Ashe Inc

TO PROVIDE A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES RESOURCES FOR THE INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, VOCATIONAL, PHYSICAL SPIRITUAL GROWTH NEEDED FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL

THE SUPPORTED COMM. LIVING PROG. PROVIDES SVCS. TO THOSE IND WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WHO LIVE IN THE COMM., BUT STILL NEED SUPPORT IN AREAS SUCH AS FINANCIAL MGNT, MEDICAL NEEDS COORD, MAINT OF HOUSEKEEPING STANDARDS, NUTRITION, AND COORD OF TRANS NEEDS. SCL ALSO ADMINISTERS AFL ALTERATE FAMILY LIVING ARRANGEMENT, WHICH MATCHES A DIFFCULTY OF CARE CLIENT WITH A FAMILY. CURRENTLY, SUMMIT SERVES TWENTY CLIENTS IN THIS PROGRAM WITH EIGHT AFL CONTRACTS. THE LONG RANGE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO EACH CLIENT IN LINE WITH SUMMITS MISSION. SUMMIT HAS BEGUN TO USE A TOOL CALLED PERSONAL OUTCOMES MEASURES, WHICH IS AN INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH INDIVIDUALS PREFERENCES. THREE PEOPLE HAVE JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY AND ONE PERSON WHO GOES TO STEP HAS A MICRO BUSINESS.

THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP HOME SERVED 6 RESIDENTS FOR THIS TIME PERIOD, WITH NO VACANCIES. STAFF IS AVAILABLE AT THE GROUP HOME 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR. THE HOME ENVIRONMENT ENCOURAGES SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDING HABILITATIVE INSTRUCTION TO INCREASE INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS. SUPERVISION AND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION ARE PROVIDED IN RELATION TO THE DEGREE OF SKILLS AND LIMITATIONS OF EACH RESIDENT. THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP HOME LONG-RANGE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO EACH RESIDENT IN LINE WITH SUMMITS MISSION STATEMENT. THE SHORT-TERM GOALS ARE GUIDED BY A LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN. SUMMIT HAS BEGUN TO USE A TOOL CALLED PERSONAL OUTCOMES MEASURES, WHICH IS AN INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EVERYONES PREFERENCES. THREE RESIDENTS WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.

THE ARK GROUP HOME HAS 6 RESIDENTS AND HAS OPERATED AT FULL CAPACITY ALL REPORTING PERIOD. STAFF IS AVAILABLE AT THE GROUP HOME 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR. THE SUPPORT IN THE HOME ENVIRONMENT ENABLES THE RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMM. ACTIVITIES AND PROMOTES SOCIAL INTERACTION, IN THE HOME WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDING TREATMENT/HABILITATION, REHABILITATION SERVICES TO INCREASE INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS RELATIVE TO EACH RESIDENTS DEGREE OF SKILL. THE ARK GROUP HOME LONG-RANGE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO EACH RESIDENT IN LINE WITH SUMMITS MISSION STATEMENT. GROUP LIVING SHORT-TERM GOALS ARE GUIDED BY A LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN. CURRENT CLIENT GOALS CENTER ON DRINKING WATER AND LEARNING ABOUT CLIENT RIGHTS. SUMMIT HAS BEGUN TO USE A TOOL CALLED PERSONAL OUTCOMES MEASURE, WHICH IS AN INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH INDIVIDUALS PREFERENCES. ALL RESIDENTS ATTEND A DAY PROGRAM 5 DAYS A WEEK, WITH TWO PEOPLE HAVING COMMUNITY JOBS AND ONE PERSON WHO GOES TO STEP HAS A MICROBUSINESS.