Supported Apartments

1
Supported Apartments

• Empowering Lives through
• Independent Living

2
Staff Roles

• Assisting individual to live as happily
• independently as he/she can
• Communication between the individual
• and those who are important in the
• consumers life
• Teacher, chauffer, social guide,
• counselor, case manager, job coach,
• residential manager, you name it!

3
Areas of Support

• Physical
• Emotional
• Social

4
(No Transcript)
5
Physical Needs

• Cleaning Schedules
• Hygiene
• Banking
• Healthy Eating Habits
• Exercising
• Medical Assistance
• Safety

6
Cleaning Schedules

• Laundry tasks
• Thorough dish washing
• Sanitary kitchen and
• bathroom cleansing
• Dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, taking
  out trash, etc.
• Sorting, organizing, purging

7
Cleaning Schedules

• Individuals apartments
• community areas
• Basements
• Hallways
• Outdoor Areas
• Sharing the responsibilities
• contributing equally

8
Hygiene

• Encouraging good habits in self-care
• Bathing
• Use of deodorant
• Tooth brushing
• Shaving
• Hair combing
• Appropriate clothing choices

9
Financial

• Budgeting
• Balancing checkbook
• Banking
• Decision-making when shopping
• Securing needed money for activities
• Making sure appliances are off after use or when
  leaving apartment

10
Healthy Eating Habits

• Grocery shopping
• Label reading
• - knowing what to look for
• Good choices when eating out
• Meal planning

11
Exercising

• Finding exercises consumers enjoy
• Utilizing available programs
• Encouraging walking and other activities when
  staff is not present
• Encouraging clients to invite their neighbors to
  join them when exercising

12
Medical Assistance

• Keeping medical appointments up to date and
  attending
• Securing medication assisting if needed in
  setting up medications
• Following doctors orders

13
Safety

• Emergency evacuation
• drill procedures
• Importance of locking doors
• Not letting strangers in
• Phone internet caution
• Knowing his/her own needs, i.e. if he/she has
  diabetes, cholesterol problems, high blood
  pressure, is allergic to different food, etc.

14
Emotional

• Personality Interactions
• Behavior Conflicts
• Encouraging the Positive
• Teaching Strategies

15
Personality Interactions Behavior
Conflicts

• Getting along despite collisions
• Individuals past experiences
• Co-dependency
• Thoughts of superiority
• Story-telling
• Anger management
• Oh, and theres more!

16
Encouraging the Positive

• Being respectful
• Staying out of other folks business
• Communicating with his/her
• specific staff
• Recognizing healthy relationships
• Guidelines for dealing with conflicts

17
Teaching strategies

• Role play
• Discuss what to say
• Show ways to handle difficult situations
• Discussing appropriate social behaviors
  interactions

18
Teaching strategies

• Discussing healthy relationships
• and offering possible counseling sessions
• Good reinforcers
• Rewards for positive reactions
• Verbal Encouragement

19
Social

• Spirituality
• Relationships
• Learning Skills
• Activities
• Transportation

20
Spirituality

• Assisting consumers in finding and/or attending
  churches which they would like to attend
• Helping coordinating transportation for church,
  activities at their church, etc.

21
Relationships

• Developing positive rapport with members of the
  community
• Allowing and encouraging individuals to choose
  and act as independently as they are able

22
Learning Skills

• Assisting clients in learning skills involved
  and/or needed in work, volunteering, or hobbies
• Cooking, shopping, cleaning, etc.

23
Learning Skills

• Finding involving the right resources
• Supported Employment assistance
• Behavior Supports
• Classes of interest in the community
• And more!

24
Activities

• Staying informed of various events
• Local events in the community
• Leisure Outreaches of agencies
• Activities at Community Centers
• Community programs
• Making events known to the individuals so they
  can choose which to participate in
• Scheduling
• Posting calendars

25
Transportation

• Obtaining vehicles when available
• Securing correct number of drivers for right
  number of participants
• TARC 3 Friend or foe?

26
TARC 3 Friend or foe?

• Tarc 3 can be a hassle, completely mess-up your
  well planned rides, drivers can become rude,
  unrepentant, or uncooperative, show up extremely
  early or late, attempt to drop your consumer at
  the incorrect location, and more, but

27
TARC 3 Friend or foe?

• but theres always some bad apples in the bunch,
  right?
• Tarc 3 have also been known to be courteous,
  considerate, helpful, and where would our clients
  be without them?
• Tarc 3 makes it possible for our clients who
  dont have cars, the to drive them, or possess
  the capacity to ride city buses to live with much
  more freedom independence

28
The Ins Outs of TARC 3

• Reservation line [phone]
• Wheres my ride line 589-9879
• Cancellation line 560-0322

29
The Ins Outs of TARC 3

• Reserve your ride one week ahead of time whenever
  possible, youll have better luck getting the
  times you desire
• You can not make a reservation prior to one week
  ahead of time
• Typically you wont have much luck and will not
  be assured to have a ride or one anywhere near
  the time you desire if scheduled within less than
  48 hours of desired appointment

30
The Ins Outs of TARC 3

• Spell clients last and name first name
• If a guest is traveling with them, let scheduler
  know right away
• Scheduler will ask if guest is ambulatory
• Tarc 3 allows for up to three guests if space is
  available
• Know address if a location is preferred, such
  as front or back door

31
The Ins Outs of TARC 3

• Give tell scheduler that you are giving an
  appointment time
• Appointment times are suppose to secure arrival
  times

32
The Ins Outs of TARC 3

• Tarc 3 has a 15 minute window before after the
  pick-up and drop-off times
• Tarc 3 is suppose to wait five minutes after
  arriving within their 30 minute window before
  leaving
• Tarc 3 should drop-off client within an hour and
  20 minutes of the actual pickup time
• If this does not happen, staff should call in and
  make a complaint

33
The Ins Outs of TARC 3

• Must cancel prior to two hours before ride time
  is scheduled
• If canceling a one-way ride, make sure to note on
  the recording or to the scheduler who is
  canceling it that it is either only the pick-up
  or drop-off
• If a ride is canceled less than two hours ahead
  of time or individual is not at the scheduled
  location, or misses the bus, and this happens
  three or more times in a month, he/she may be
  suspended from using Tarc 3 for a certain length
  of time

34
Supported Apartments

• If a problem should arise, staff can respond to
  several individuals in an emergency rather than
  one, i.e. a bad storm develops
• Provide support from peers
• Strong friendships can develop
• Offers a family atmosphere
• Potlucks, bowling trips, birthday parties,
• movie outings, etc.

35
Independent Living

• Supported Apartments can offer consumers the
  opportunity to live on their own and feel
  confident in having their own private space
• Individuals can decorate in whatever ways fit
  their unique personalities and interests

36
Independent Living

• Individuals can develop relationships with others
  in their communities as well as with their
  neighboring peers, have increased freedom with a
  sense of security, receive support in achieving
  their dreams