Residential Providers

Thank you for your interest in becoming a residential provider. We are pleased that you have considered sharing your home with a person with a disability. Should you choose to pursue this option, it will very likely be a very rewarding experience in your life. Below we have compiled some answers to questions that have likely come to mind already, plus some other questions for you to help make this important decision.

Home Providers

A Residential Foster Care Provider, hereafter referred to as a Home Provider, is an individual contracted to provide supervision, support and/or personal care to a person with a developmental disability. Home Providers are sometimes called Residential Providers. Living Innovations uses Home Providers primarily to serve people with developmental disabilities, but also provides services for people with mental health issues and those who are physically disabled or have brain injuries. The foster home model has been used to serve children for many years. The Home Provider approach for adults has been found to be a terrifically successful alternative to group home placements. Individuals with disabilities and their families like the way the home provider can be individually tailored; they see it as a very natural way to be supported.

It is important to point out that a Home Provider is under contract with Living Innovations. The Provider is paid a stipend, which is specified in the contract along with the responsibilities of both Living Innovations and the Provider. Although we expect at least a one-year commitment, contracts are, in fact, open-ended. Living Innovations will closely monitor the care of the client and observe whether or not the responsibilities stated within the contract are being fulfilled. If there is any concern, the Home Provider will be presented with the specific problem and a plan of resolution will be developed. If there is no acceptable outcome, Living Innovations will give the Provider 30 days notice.

The Home Provider is responsible for the day-to-day care, safety and well-being of the client with whom he or she lives. There are times when you or we may obtain the assistance of others to help care for the client. For example, you may purchase respite services, seek alternative transportation or ask family or friends to spend time with the individual in your absence. When this happens, please understand that you, as the contracted Provider, remain responsible for the well-being of the client.

Host Families

Living Innovations offers an innovative service model, the Host Family. This option is appropriate for senior citizens who require more support than can be provided at home but who desire an alternative to assisted living or nursing home care.

A Host Family may be an individual or couple with or without children who contract with Living Innovations to share their home with a senior citizen. The Host Family is paid a stipend for providing such support as is identified in the senior’s Plan of Care. Living Innovations provides relief and staffing support to the Host Family just as we do to a natural family.

Roommates

A roommate or companion is a person who agrees to live with an elderly or disabled person in the client’s home or apartment. Roommates assume responsibility for life sharing, as well as home-sharing. That is, they provide the bulk of the support that the person needs and desires. The number of hours and kinds of support are outlined in an agreement signed by the person being served, the Roommate/Companion and Living Innovations, which oversees the arrangement.

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Full and Part Time Employment:

• Community Living Coordinator
• Personal Care Support Provider
• Home Health Aide
• Homemaker
• Registered Nurse
• Home and Community Support Provider

Respite Care Provider