Shared Living is a residential support in which a person with developmental and intellectual disabilities (IDD) lives with another, non-disabled person or host family. Efforts are made to match a person with the best living setting to offers an appropriate level of support and supervision. We offer oversight, training and help from the provider… Continue Reading Shared Living [...]
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Shared Living
Shared Living matches people with developmental disabilities (DD) with non-disabled people and families. People with DD can live and grow in a home-based setting. They experience the everyday activities of family and community life. Through our Shared Living program, people in the community open their homes. They offer direct support to people with a… Continue Reading Shared Living [...]
Shared Living
Shared living is an option to a 24-hour group home for adults getting services through the Department of Developmental Services (DDS). Shared Living providers welcome a person into their stable and caring home setting. They give a needed level of care. They get paid to do so. Providers include single parents, retirees, widows/widowers. They… Continue Reading Shared Living [...]
Shared Living
Shared Living brings together a person, a couple, or a family in the community with a person with a disability (PwD). They share their lives in a real, loving, and respectful relationship of mutual dependence. Shared living grows when there is mutual love and respect. The person served and caregiver are on equal footing.… Continue Reading Shared Living [...]
Shared Living & Adult Family Care (AFC)
In our Adult Foster Care (AFC) program, adults with disabilities receive care in a family setting. Funded by MassHealth, our focus is on supporting people in a familiar home setting. We provide: care coordination medical oversight support from professionals including nurses and case managers Regular home visits ensure services are provided seamlessly. Our goal… Continue Reading Shared Living & Adult Family Care (AFC) [...]
Shared Living and Adult Family Care
BHN’s Shared Living program provides in-home placement for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). They are placed with welcoming people and families in their community. These long-term placements give support to let the person live a meaningful life at home. People can thrive in their community independently. Shared Living Providers are kind caregivers… Continue Reading Shared Living and Adult Family Care [...]
Shared Living and Adult Family Care (AFC) – Cape Cod
Our Adult Foster Care program partners with people and caregivers to ensure that adults with medical, developmental and/or behavioral needs can live safely in the community. KDC works closely with people with developmental disabilities (DD) and prospective caregivers to create shared living partnerships. Funded by DDS. We believe that all people should live in… Continue Reading Shared Living and Adult Family Care (AFC) – Cape Cod [...]
Shared Living and Adult Family Care (AFC) – New Bedford
Shared Living is for adults, ages 22 and older, who are referred and funded by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS). People live with a caregiver who is not a family member. A residential care program which provides developmentally disabled (DD) adults with a supportive living setting within a family structure. Primary diagnosis of… Continue Reading Shared Living and Adult Family Care (AFC) – New Bedford [...]
Shared Living and Adult Family Care (AFC) – South Valley
A residential care program which provides developmentally disabled (DD) adults with a supportive living setting within a family structure. Primary diagnosis of intellectual disability (ID). All services free to DDS eligible people. Private payment also accepted. Shared Living is for adults, ages 22 and older, who are referred and funded by the Department of… Continue Reading Shared Living and Adult Family Care (AFC) – South Valley [...]
Shared Living and Adult Foster Care
Shared Living Our Shared Living programs let people become part of a host family. They get all of the benefits and responsibilities of sharing a life and a household. The host family helps the person be part of the wider community. Host gives the needed personal help and training. Open Sky’s visiting nurses and service coordinators… Continue Reading Shared Living and Adult Foster Care [...]
