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Supported Living Services
Supported Living Services (SLS) is a program for adults ages 18 and older that provides necessary services and supports for people with developmental disabilities These supports and services are necessary for a person with a developmental disability to remain in control of his or her own living arrangements and be included in his or her community. SLS is designed to augment supports already available in the lives of the people who receive services. SLS supports adults to live as independently as possible with their families or in their own homes in the community. SLS incorporates many principles of Self Determination. All participants choose where they live, who supports them, and what types of supports they need. |
Funding
SLS is a pooled resource, with the Division of Developmental Disabilities providing a basic dollar amount for each authorized resource through the contract TRE has with the Division. The dollars are pooled together to allow The Resource Exchange the ability to best meet the needs of each individual. SLS resource allocations are based on individual need and will vary from person to person. SLS is divided into two separate pools of funding, Medicaid and the State General Fund. Services and supports available under State SLS and Medicaid SLS are essentially the same. |
Types of services available include
Personal Care: Eating, drinking, dressing, bathing, toileting, personal hygiene, medication monitoring/administration, health monitoring, positioning, transferring, emergency response and supervision. |
Household Maintenance: Meal preparation, money management, cleaning, shopping, chores, laundry, household repairs and maintenance. |
| Mentorship: Parenting (parent education and support for a participant who has children), safety and self-preservation and citizenship. |
| Specialized Habilitation: Non-integrated activities, personal skill development, adaptive skills, academics or cognition-social skill development, community orientation, fine and gross motor skills training. |
| Supported Employment: Individual community employment, job exploration/development and other work related activities and training not funded by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. |
| Community Accessibility Services: participation in the community in which the person lives in a fully integrated setting, teaching adaptive skills, socialization and independence. |
| Community Liaison/Bridge Builder: Networking with local associations/leadership, community members, professionals as needed to increase independence in personal life (direct
accompaniment or assistance in these environments to build bridges and fade as natural supports develop). |
| Professional Services: Vision, dental, mobility training, and other services that Medicaid may deny such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, behavioral services, communication services, sign language among others. |
| Environmental Engineering; Assistive technology (communication devices and other devices that allow a person to be more independent), non-durable medical equipment, supplies, mobility devices and home modifications to allow accessibility. |
| Transportation: financial assistance, physical assistance and/or training. |
| Optional Services: assistance with decision-making/planning, gathering information, assessing information and determining a course of action, assistance with planning daily activities and physical assistance to access community resources, apply for services, interviewing potential providers or setting up ongoing provider service schedules. |
If you have any questions on what Supported Living Services can do for you, please contact the SLS Department at TRE at 785-6435. |
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