Agency With Choice

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Contact Information

The Nemasket Group
Contact: Sandra Heller , Associate Executive Director of Family Support
Email Address: SandyKinney@NemasketGroup.org
Phone: 508-999-4436

109 Fairhaven Road Mattapoisett, MA 02739
Area Served: Southeast

Map Location Agency With Choice

Narrative

The Nemasket Group has been an Agency with Choice provider since 2013. People who elect to use the Agency with Choice model will have an individual budget allocated by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) for the purchase of services based on their assessed needs.

Agency with Choice is also known as a “co-employment” model, in which the employer duties are split between The Nemasket Group which serves as the “employer of record” and the individual/family who serve as the “managing employer”. Specifically people/families are responsible for the recruitment and selection of staff. This includes the daily supervision of staff including setting specific responsibilities, schedules and hours.

The Nemasket Group assumes both the legal and financial responsibilities associated with being an employer. It is responsible for employing and paying the staff who have been identified and selected by the person and family; withholding, filing and paying all taxes and providing worker’s compensation and unemployment insurance.

Service Types

  • Case Management
  • Family Support
  • Skills Training

Program Type

  • Case Management

Populations Served

  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Behavior Disorder
  • Developmental Disability
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  • Fragile X Syndrome
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Multiple Disability
  • Physical Disabilities

Ages Served

  • 19 - 22
  • 23 – 59
  • 60 +

Languages Spoken

  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

Accessibility Features

  • Able to serve clients in their wheelchair
  • Accessible Parking
  • Accessible Restrooms
  • Services at Home
  • Wheelchair Ramps

Additional Information

  • Accredited By: CARF
  • Fees: Free Service
  • Licensed By: DDS