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Design Your Life.
Exceptional individualized support. In your own home. With your community.
Our Mission
Creative Living Options enhances the quality of life for persons with developmental disabilities through provision of exceptional individualized supports and services in each person’s home and community.
The 5 principles of supported living services
01
A Home of One's Own
- Individuals live in homes that they own, lease or rent like other members of their community.
- They choose where they live and with whom, and they control what happens in their home.
- Individuals are secure in their homes and do not have to move if their needs, their services or their service agency changes.
- Individuals are safe in their home and neighborhood.
02
Choice and Self-Directed
- An Individual makes his or her own everyday choices.
- Individuals plan for their futures.
- They direct the services they receive and have a choice of agencies and staff.
- Individuals are supported (e.g. technology, communication devices, behavioral support) to communicate their preferences, choices and needs.
- Individuals are satisfied with the services they receive.
03
Relationships
- An individual has family, friends and neighbors who support him or her in regular ways or as paid help.
- The individual and his or her circle of support work together as a team with the supported living agency and others to share responsibility for his or her well-being.
04
Community Membership
- An Individual fully participates in the mainstream of community life.
- Individuals have opportunities to join clubs, groups, and churches.
- Individuals use local community resources and generic services.
05
Flexible, Tailored Services and Supports
- An Individual has a service plan, which is developed through a person-centered planning process.
- The plan reflects the support that the individual wants and needs.
- Services are provided in the person’s home and community at times when they are preferred.
- Services offer the individual opportunities to increase competence, confidence and quality of life
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Our Vision
We envision a world where persons with developmental disabilities have the supports and services needed to fulfill their hopes, dreams, and personal goals; to be participating, productive members of their communities; to remain close to their loved ones and families; and, to develop friendships and truly meaningful, caring relationships.
Frequently Asked Questions
SLS includes a wide variety of services for adults with developmental disabilities who live in a home that they own or rent in their community. Services include:
- Assistance with selecting and moving into a home
- Choosing their support staff and housemates
- Acquiring household items and furnishing
- Daily living activities and emergencies
- Engaging in community life
- Build and maintain interpersonal relationships
- Management of personal finances
- 24-hour emergency assistance
“These services help individuals exercise meaningful choice and control in their daily lives, including where and with whom to live. SLS is designed to foster individuals’ nurturing relationships, full membership in the community, and work toward their long-range personal goals. Because these may be life-long concerns, Supported Living Services are offered for as long and as often as needed, with the flexibility required to meet a persons’ changing needs over time, and without regard solely to the level of disability. Typically, a supported living service agency works with the individual to establish and maintain a safe, stable, and independent life in his or her own home.” – California Department of Developmental Services
A portion of the funding for SLS in California originates with the State of California General Fund. Funds are disbursed to the California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and are disseminated to Supported Living agencies through Regional Centers. Additional funding from government programs such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medi-Cal and other sources can pay for a portion of consumers’ living and medical expenses. A portion of the labor costs for many individuals using SLS is paid through hours provided by In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS). If a person with developmental disabilities is, for some reason, ineligible for services under a Regional Center or if a person chooses to use SLS separate from the Regional Center system, SLS can be funded through private pay.
An individual with a developmental disability who is 18 years of age or older, is a client of a Regional Center, and expresses, either directly or through an advocate, the desire to live in their own home. The first step toward receiving SLS is to indicate in the Individual Program Plan (IPP) that an individual wants to live in their own home and receive SLS. An individual interested in SLS should contact their Regional Center service coordinator.
By definition, Supported Living Services must be flexible and changeable based on a client’s changing needs. In fact, CLO expects a person’s needs to change and evolve as they grow, learn, and mature. If a person’s changing needs mean CLO needs to provide increasing levels and types of support, we provide whatever support is needed based on the Planning Team decisions. A client cannot be “too disabled” to receive SLS. Similarly, if a person gains new skills, CLO staff members adjust their manner of support accordingly.
Supports and services to empower those with developmental disabilities; to be participating, productive members of their communities; to remain close to their loved ones and families; and to develop friendships and truly meaningful, caring relationships.
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