We provide Host home/companion care in a private residence by a host home or companion care provider who lives in the residence. Type and frequency of supervision is determined on the level of need for each individual. In a host home arrangement, the host home provider owns or leases the residence.
In a companion care arrangement, the residence may be owned or leased by the companion care provider or may be owned or leased by the individual. Host Home/Companion Care includes services geared towards assisting individuals in acquiring, retaining, and improving skills such as communication, self-help, domestic, self-care, socialization, fine and gross motor skills, mobility, personal adjustment, relationship development, use of community resources, and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in home and community-based settings.
As needed, this service may also include assistance in promoting positive social interactions, as well as services to instruct individuals in accessing and using community resources. These resources may include transportation, translation, and communication assistance related to the Individual Recovery Plan IRP goals and services to assist the individual in shopping and other necessary activities of community and civic life, including self- advocacy. Assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) are included