Program areas at Hamaspik of Kings County
Hcbs respite: provision of temporary, short-term relief for families and care providers which enables them to arrange for their vacations, emergency coverage in the event of family or provider illness or death, or for a break from constant, intensive participant care and supervision.
Child & youth hcbs consolidated waiver caregiver/family supports & services: to maintain individuals under the age of 21 with serious emotional disturbance (sed) in their homes and communities who would otherwise be in hospital levels of care by reimbursing for non-traditional services. This service enhances the individuals ability to function as part of a caregiver/family unit and enhances the caregiver/familys ability to care for the individual in the home and/or community. Services may include: interact and engage to offer educational, advocacy, and support resources to develop familys ability to independently access community services and activities; maintain and encourage self-sufficiency in caring for the individual in the home and community, and educate and train the caregiver unit on resource availability so that they might better support and advocate for the needs of the child and appropriately access needed services.
Community habilitation: hourly community habilitation services are habilitation services that are provided to individuals who do not reside in a residence which is certified or operated by opwdd. Supports include adaptive skill development, assistance with activities of daily living (hands-on), community inclusion and relationship building, training and support for independence in travel, transportation, adult educational supports, development of social skills, leisure skills, self-advocacy and informed choice skills, and appropriate behavior development to help the individual access their community.
Other programs provide other services to the developmentally disabled population. These programs include but are not limited to, individual residential alternative (ira), care management agency, home family care (hfc), day habilitation, individual support services (iss), community advocacy and support, fiscal intermediary, individual-directed goods and services (idgs) and prevocational.