Living Services

Supported Living

Supported Living is designed for individuals with disabilities to be able to maintain their level of independence, both in the home and the community. These environments are in regular housing, most have housemates, and are encouraged to be as independent as possible. New Horizons provides trained staff to be in the homes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Individuals in supported living are assisted with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) such as laundry, house cleaning, meal prep, catching the bus, etc. Supports such as verbal reminders and hands-on physical assistance may be needed, and are constantly available to the individuals. Support is provided by trained New Horizons staff that are awake overnight, certified to pass medications, and have CPR and First Aid certifications. Additionally, staff are trained on behavior needs/behavior plans of each individual, as well as nutrition, speech, occupational therapy (OT), and physical therapy (PT) plans if prescribed by doctors, and keep daily notes about each individual they support. Our individuals in supported living either work jobs secured through our supported employment program or participate in Community-Based Day Services.

Family-Model Living

Individuals who live in family-based homes live with a family in a residential home. Providers are not required to be awake all night, but they provide support to individuals in a wide variety of ways such as transportation to appointments and encouraging them to be as independent as possible. In addition to providing verbal reminders and physical assistance to the individuals they support, family-based providers are also certified to pass medications as well as CPR and First Aid certified. Residents may also have behavior, nutrition, speech, OT/PT plans that must be followed by the trained provider. Some individuals in family-based homes do not attend Day Services at New Horizons’ main facility and instead either have jobs in the community or explore the community with their providers. Just as with supported living, family-based providers are required to complete notes on their individuals and document any major occurrences.