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Community Living Supports (CLS)
The Community Living Support Program is designed to enable individuals to lead an independent life in a community setting. A Better Life Together, Inc provides qualified, trained staff, that are selected based upon the needs and desires of the person receiving services. Currently we serve individuals throughout region 3 in this program.
Community Living Support (CLS) is regularly scheduled services that assist participants in maintaining a healthy and productive life at home and in the community. Services include activities of daily living, communication building, self-medication, and money management, which are provided by trained and experienced staff.
Who is Eligible for Community Living Support Services?
To qualify for acceptance into the program, individuals must have a diagnosis of either: Traumatic Brain Injury, Intellectual Disability or Developmental Disability from a Medical Professional. The funding for this program comes from a variety of sources including: grants, Intellectual or Developmental Disability wavier services, and Family Support funding.
What does the Community Living Support Program Entail?
First, most of our participants live in their own homes. A Better Life Together, Inc staff provides assistance with activities of daily living such as: bathing, grooming, cooking, housekeeping, personal care, assistance in community activities and learning social skills. The hours of service are based on the individuals needs and will be provided with a minimum of interference with their daily life.
Community Living Support Services are designed for people who can accomplish quite a few things on their own, but who may need assistance in a certain aspect of their daily living. Most people receiving CLS Services only receive up to 6 hours of service a day. It truly depends on the need of the person.
Examples:
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Social, leisure, and adaptive skill development that assists the individual in continuing home living.
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Personal care, protective oversight and supervision as a component part but not as the entirety of the services.
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Training in activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, toileting, transfers, hygiene, light housework, laundry, meal preparation, grocery shopping, using telephone, medication and money management
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Medically related services, such as basic first aid, arranging, accompanying, providing individual transportation to medical appointments, and reminders and/or assistance self-administration of medication.
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Implementation of a behavioral support plan to reduce inappropriate behaviors and to acquire new skills and behaviors.
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Transportation to grocery or personal shopping, banking, and other community activities supporting continued home living.
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CLS RN and LPN services which are defined as only routine nursing services that are integral to meeting the daily needs of the person in his/her own or family home.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Antoine Wilson
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
M: 470.568.9151
