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Narrative

UCP staff works collaboratively with the Department of Developmental Services to ensure that clients are assigned the residential setting that best meets their needs, supports the development of independent living skills, and encourages full participation in the community.

The Options for Community Living Program is a community-based supported living model of services implemented to meet the needs of individuals with developmental/physical disabilities. Individuals receive supports while residing in accessible apartments in eastern Massachusetts communities. The service model resembles that of independent living programs with additional supports to address skill areas which an individual cannot presently manage independently. Assistance provided is designed to enable each person to achieve maximum functional skill levels in areas such as personal care attendant management, transportation, finances, health management, household management, community access, self-advocacy, self-care and social/recreation. To prevent case management from becoming a vehicle of dependency, staff intervention is limited to the lowest degree of assistance necessary to enable a person to pursue independent living goals. The case manager’s tasks are purposely geared toward enabling a person to implement his/her initiatives and offering technical assistance to supplement skills affected by an individual’s disability-related impairments.

Service Types

• Case Management
• Financial Assistance
• Job Training
• Personal Care Attendants
• Skills Training
• Socialization Activities

Program Type

• Adult Foster Care
• Independent Living
• Support Groups
• Vocational

Populations Served

• Cerebral Palsy
• Chronic Health Impairment
• Developmental Disability
• Elderly Person with disabilities
• Intellectual Disabilities
• Learning Disabilities
• Multiple Disability
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Nonverbal Communication
• Other See Narrative
• Physical Disabilities
• Spina Bifida
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Stroke

Ages Served

• Birth to 3
• 3 - 4
• 5 - 8
• 9 - 13
• 14 - 18
• 19 - 22
• 23 – 59
• 60 +

Languages Spoken

• Spanish

Accessibility Features

• Accessible Parking
• Accessible Public Transportation
• Accessible Restrooms
• Near Public Transportation
• Services at Home
• Services at Work
• Wheelchair Ramps

Additional Information

• Accredited By: CARF
• Fees: MassHealth, Private Insurance
• Licensed By: DDS