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Contact Information
Venture Community ServicesContact: Kendra Tortolani, Shared Living Coordinator
Email Address: ktortolani@venturecs.org
Phone: 978-314-3550
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1 Picker Road Sturbridge, MA 01566
Area Served: Central
Map Location Shared Living
Narrative
The Venture Shared Living program focuses on providing people with developmental disabilities a compatible home environment to enrich their lives. Providers welcome an adult with a disability into their homes, lives and families. The ultimate goal is for the individual and provider to establish a mutually supportive relationship.
Shared Living Caregiver Guidelines
* Provide the participant with a safe, clean, and comfortable home
* Assist with and schedule the individual’s medical and dental appointments
* Ensure that physician recommendations are being fulfilled
* Assist with cultivation of daily living skills
* Develop a relationship with participant based upon mutual respect
* Possess a valid driver’s license with access to a reliable vehicle
* Foster community involvement, social development, and positive relationship building
* Ensure the overall wellbeing of the participant and welcome them into the family unit
Respite care and professional training are provided as well as a tax free annual stipend.
Service Types
- Adult Foster Care / Group Adult Foster Care (Adult Foster Care)
- Home Care Corporation (Home Care)
Program Type
- Aging
- Housing
- Respite
Populations Served
- All Disabilities
- Autism Spectrum
- Developmental Disability
- Elderly Person with disabilities
- Intellectual Disabilities
Ages Served
- 23 – 59
- 60 +
Accessibility Features
- Services at Home
Additional Information
- Fees: MassHealth, Personal Funds
- Licensed By: DDS