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Our Services
ILS
Independent Living Skills
Independent Living Skills (ILS) services provide training and assistance for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities to achieve greater independence while living with others or to acquire and maintain living independently.
ILS services are funded through the regional center and delivered to individuals living with their families or independently.
Characteristics:
ILS services mostly focus on basic self-help activities that may include any of the following:
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Money management
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Shopping
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Meal preparation
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Health/medical care
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Laundry
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Advocacy
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Psycho-social support
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Areas of Support: ILS
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Skills we teach (but not limited to) comprise:
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Menu planning
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Meal preparation
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Cooking
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Grocery shopping
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Cleaning and maintenance of household
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Management of money (including shopping and banking)
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Personal hygiene and health
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Self-advocacy training
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Scheduling/attending dental and medical appointments
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Finding safe and affordable housing
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Finding companionable roommates
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Using public transportation
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Independent participation and recreation in natural surroundings
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Awareness of community resources such as fire, police, or emergency help
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Assistance with issues of public benefit (MediCare, MediCal, Social Security, and SSI)
SLS
Supported Living Services
Supported Living Services (SLS) consist of a broad range of services to adults with developmental disabilities who, through the Individual Program Plan (IPP) process, choose to live in homes they themselves own or lease in the community.
Characteristics:
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Assistance with selecting and moving into a home;
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Choosing personal attendants and housemates;
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Acquiring household furnishings;
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Common daily living activities and emergencies;
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Becoming a participating member in community life; and,
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Managing personal financial affairs, as well as other supports.
These services help individuals make meaningful choices and control in their daily lives, including where and with whom to live. SLS is designed to foster individuals’ nurturing relationships, full membership in the community, and work toward their long-range personal goals. Because these may be life-long concerns, Supported Living Services are offered for as long and as often as needed, with the flexibility required to meet a person’s changing needs over time, and without regard solely to the level of disability. R2S will work with the individual to establish and maintain a safe, stable, and independent life in his or her own home. But it is also possible for some individuals to supervise their services themselves, to secure the maximum possible level of personal independence.
