Residential Services
The purpose of residential services is to help persons to achieve their maximum level of independence.
Group Home Services:
Residential group home services offers 24-hour care for adults with developmental disabilities.
NOW Waiver Services:
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Waiver Supported Independent Living - provides support and training to increase the independence of persons with disabilities living in their own apartment or home.
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Waiver In-Home Personal Care Attendant/Respite - in-home hands on assistance, training and support for persons with disabilities who live in home with family.
The Waiver Office hours are Monday - Friday 7:30 to 3:30.
For Waiver Recipients the Dept. of Health and Hospitals Complaint Hotline is 1-800-660-0488.
Vocational Services
The ARC’s vocational services are designed to provide a number of vocational opportunities and experiences to help persons with disabilities through integration with community, gainful employment and/or daily living skills. Individuals may choose 1 or more programs to participate. AARC’s vocational adult day program, The Assumption Activity Center offers the following services:
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Supported Employment - a vocational service in which a direct service worker (DSW) goes out in the community and finds a job, then helps to train the person on-the-job and provide ongoing, continuous support to ensure the person is able to do the job.
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Mobile Work Crews - a DSW and 4 to 6 persons with disabilities provide various job services such as housekeeping, recycling and clothes collection.
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Pre-Vocational - offers persons with disabilities training in vocational training and simulated work experiences in recycling/clothes processing and beads.
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Day Habilitation - designed to help improve persons with disabilities with simple daily living skills as well as social activities.