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LifeStream, Incorporated: Day Support Services

DAY HABILITATION

LifeStream's Day Habilitation programs provide Medicaid funded support services for adults with disabilities residing throughout Southeastern Massachusetts. Each center provides an individually tailored, goal oriented program to meet the often-challenging needs of people requiring enhanced assistance and support. In addition to experienced and trained staff members, nursing services and therapy specialists are available at each program location to evaluate and provide clinical supports.

Since 1981 the organization has successfully provided individualized medical, therapeutic, and developmental training services to meet the needs of challenged adults. The goals of these services are to maintain and enhance personal health as well as foster the greatest degree of personal independence possible for each person. Each consumer program is individualized for each participant.

At each of our Day programs, the Clinical Services Department provides specific services for participants:

Therapeutic Services

occupational: adaptive equipment, sensory motor development
physical: increasing endurance, gross motor skills, stretching
speech: communication, sign language, equipment assisted communication

Psychological Services

relaxation training
progressive muscle relaxation
passive relaxation techniques

Training

meeting goals in naturally occurring environments
functional training activities

Please contact Day Support Services or visit Clinical Services for more information about our day programs.

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT

This is a work-oriented program. The goal of the program is to help adults with disabilities find and keep a job. This work may be within the organization or in businesses within
local community. The program offers vocational assessment, job readiness, and work skills training. LifeStream's Supported Employment is a "no fee" program funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Other details:

Individuals are provided one-on-one support from LifeStream. As the individual gains skills and confidence, we fade our support to a more natural role as needed per individual.
We offer many different levels of support. Some individuals are able to work independently; others need more support.
We match each individual to a position within his/her skills and interest.
Supported employment individuals can work as little as one to forty-plus hours per week and do any job within their skills and abilities.
Supported employment individuals receive extensive vocational supports ranging from one-to-one job coaching to vocational counseling and training.
Companies hiring supported employment candidates may receive up to $8,500 in Federal Tax Credits.

For more information about our Supported Employment programs, please call our North Dartmouth office at (508) 984-3400 TTY 508-998-2870.

OFF-SITE SPECIALIZED SERVICES

Off-Site Services, also referred to as Specialized Services, enables individuals diagnosed with Mental Retardation or Developmental Disabilities and who live in area nursing homes to receive all services available to center-based program participants without having to attend one of the organization's Day Habilitation centers.

A team of clinicians, therapists, and personal advocates are mobilized from the day habilitation program to all individuals meeting eligibility requirements. Individuals who are able to
leave thenursing facility for an extended period of time have the option to receive transportation services and participate in a Day Habilitation center on a permanent basis.
We also offer training to nursing home staff in order to integrate the services off-site and ease transition into our day programs.

REFERRALS

Referrals to LifeStream's Day Habilitation programs are generally made by the Department of Mental Retardation.

For more information about LifeStream Day Support services contact Joan Thompson, Director of Day Support Services, at 508-998-2162 TTY 508-998-2870, or you may email Joan Thompson or Loren Gastall, Assistant Director of Day Support Services.