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 24 Hour Supports |
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24 Hour Supports
This is our largest Division of supports. Many of the people in this Division came to WCI at 22 years of age, moving from educational services to adult life. People have primarily lived at home with their parents or lived in a residential school, and we have provided them with a transition to community life, teaching them personal care, meal preparation, shopping, home management skills, community integration and other life experiences. People with disabilities need staff support to participate in many of life's activities and experiences that we take for granted. At the other end of the spectrum, given we have supported people over three decades, many of them have aged and require more specialized medical treatment, medication management and an accessible environment. WCI has responded to these needs by hiring a Part-Time Health Coordinator, Jeannie Petringa, RN, to support our staff in arranging and providing preventive and needed health care strategies (e.g., diet, exercise and recommendations made by their doctors). Some of the major health conditions that our Individuals are facing are the same conditions any one of us and our family members have faced, such as diabetes, seizure disorders, cancer, respiratory problems, dementia and Alzheimer's. Residential Supports: Most of the homes have a 2:4 Direct Support Professional (DSP) to Individual ratio during the peak hours of the day from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm, with a 1:4 ratio during the overnight throughout the week. Staff schedules are designed to be flexible in order to best meet the needs of the Individuals. The emphasis of implementation strategies and objectives for each Individual in the home focus on developing, and maintaining the independent living skills that people will need to be as independent as they can in all areas of their lives. Areas of concentration include, but are not limited to:
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