Continuous Home—Residential Habilitation

Continuous Home—Residential Habilitation services are delivered in a provider owned, leased, or operated residential setting and provided by agency provider shift staff. Continuous Home services consists of individually tailored continuous supports that assist with the acquisition, retention, or improvement in skills not yet mastered that will lead to more independence for the participant to reside in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs.

Community Integration

Community Integration is a habilitative service, which provides teaching of self-help, behavioral, socialization, and adaptive skills. Community Integration takes place in the community in a nonresidential setting.  Community Integration includes:

1.      Habilitative activities designed to increase independence and personal choice;

2.      Opportunities to make connections and interact with community members; and

3.      Assistance with activities of daily living, health maintenance, and supervision. 

Individual habilitation programs must be conducted and data recorded each time the service is provided. Examples of Community Integration include but are not limited to:

1.      Teaching a participant how to join and participate in a community group, church group, book club, card club, or a fishing club;

2.      Teaching a participant how to go shopping, attend a concert, go out to eat, or attend a sporting event;

3.      Teaching a participant how to join and participate in volunteer activities, such as an animal shelter or Meals on Wheels; or

4.      Teaching a participant how to get around the community by using public transportation or riding a bike.