Residential Services

Personal Care
Nursing Services
Behavioral Support Services
Recreational Activities
Environmental Supports

The following are some frequently asked questions about residential services.

The people that ADD serves through Residential Services live in a variety of settings. Some people choose an ICF/MR group home, which provides a "total package" of services, such as medical, dietary, psychiatry, occupational and physical therapy, etc… In ICF/MR group homes, people live in a same-sex or coed home with 4 to 8 other people. The ICF/MR homes are licensed facilities with a high degree of regulation and oversight provided by outside regulators.

Other people choose an RFW group home. The RFW group homes are also licensed and regulated facilities, but with somewhat less rules and regulation than an ICF/MR group home. In ADD's RFW group homes, people live with 3 to 5 other people in same-sex or coed homes.

ADD also provides services to individuals in their own homes. These Supported Living services are fully customized, based on assessments and the identified needs of the individual. Based on funding and needs, people in Supported Living live by themselves or with 1 to 2 other people.

Each person who chooses ADD's services is supported by well-trained staff, including direct care staff, home supervisors and residential managers. These staff work to create an environment in which people can develop their skills and independence.

Before starting to work in any home, direct care staff and home supervisors are given a full week's training on skills that they need. This training includes Self Determination, Client Rights, Safety Procedures, Behavior Supports, Medication Administration and Health Services and much more. Following this classroom training, staff receive additional in-home training at the site in which they will be serving and are also taught by their supervisors to become mentors for the individuals living in that home.

What if my staff member is sick? Does ADD still provide my services?

ADD staff provide backup for each other. In addition, a supervisor will be available to assist.

ADD's nurses and management provide 24-hour, 7 days a week on-call services. They are always just a phone call away.

Yes. ADD regularly has visits from state and county surveyors who certify that ADD's services meet quality of care standards. ADD also has an internal Quality Assurance team that functions outside of the residential service group. This impartial group regularly conducts mock surveys which review services to assure that the highest service standards are met.

A person must quality for services from the local county board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities in order to receive services. The intake criteria are based on assessment of activities of daily living (ADL) and psychological assessments.

To receive residential services from ADD, a person must have the capacity to grow in several skill areas. Personal care and household tasks are examples of areas that people often want to gain in independence.

In ADD's homes, we provide quality services that focus on increasing self-sufficiency in home and community daily living skills such as:

Community mobility
Health and safety
Dietary needs
Medical assistance/training
Shopping in the community
Transportation
Cooking and household tasks
Money management
Recreation
Personal care

For more information, call the Director of Services at (614) 486-4361 or send an email to Info@addohio.org

Every year, ADD sponsors ADD day at the Cedar Point Amusement Park. This year, 165 ADD clients and staff traveled from central Ohio to the Lake Erie amusement park to enjoy the thrilling rides and great food of Cedar Point. Below are some pictures of this fun-filled day.

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