Services We Offer
LifePath’s staff will treat you with respect and dignity and recognize your abilities and gifts. Our staff will support you to have full access to the greater community including competitive employment opportunities in integrated settings, control your personal resources, and receive services in the community to the same degree of access as individuals not receiving Home and Community Based Services.
You will have a say in your life’s decisions – be it the food you eat and the clothes you wear -, pursue your own interests, express your individuality and desires, actively participate in community activities of your choice and direct your own services with the help of our highly skilled and compassionate staff. You can do things you like at your home, such as play video games, watch TV or listen to the radio. You may also do your laundry and other household activities
as you wish.
LifePath’s staff will also encourage you to actively participate in civic activities and community organizations to become as involved as you choose in the fabric of the community.
Please see our Individual Supported Handbook for more information about our ISL and Community Support Services programs.
In this program, you will participate in a variety of formal and informal community activities of your choice, interests, preference, gifts and strengths that may include, but are not limited to leisure or recreations activities, social events/clubs, organized worship or spiritual activities, cultural activities, pre- vocational activities, volunteerism in various community sites, health and wellness activities, among others.
The desired outcomes for our CN program will be identified by your ISP team through a person- centered planning process and may include increased community participation, increased independence, increased interdependence, greater quality of life and skill development, among others.
Please see our Individual Supported Handbook for more information about our ISL and Community Support Services programs.
Respite services can be provided in the individual’s
home or in the community and can include recreational and/or educational activities. For individuals who are unable to care for themselves on a short-term basis because of the absence or need for relief of parents and/or guardian. If the service includes overnight care, it MUST be provided in the individual’s place of residence.
Service can be provided in the home or community allowing the goal to determine the appropriate environment. Gives assistance to individuals in acquiring life skills necessary for independent living and achieving maximum independence in their home and community
Goal for this service is for the individual to manage his or her household and access services in the community more independently.
The SB does not do these tasks for the individual/DR but provides information and assistance in order for the employer
to fulfill their employer related responsibilities. The goal for everyone in SDS is to move towards ‘no assistance needed’.
Other Services Offered by LifePath
- Access to Registered Nurses for ISL and Medical PA services.
- 24-hour support from Direct Support Professionals for ISL services (depending on the desired staffing pattern).
- Transportation provided for activities, appointments, and work in LifePath’s vehicles.
- Assistance with accessing Oats Bus and Para- transit/Public Transportation.
- Training and modeling for self-care, communication skills, and social skills development.
- Support for self-advocacy.
- Regular community outings and activities.
- Encouragement and modeling for making life choices and taking responsibility.
- Assistance with nutrition, wellness, and fitness programs.
- Help with planning and cooking nutritious meals, doing laundry, and money management.
- Support for exploring individuality, relationships, and sexuality.
- Assistance with accessing community resources.
- Other assistance as desired by you and/or your guardian.