DO I GET RESPITE?
My Home recognizes the need for our licensed providers to take respite from time to time. In the interest of allowing providers the most flexibility, My Home includes respite funding in the provider monthly reimbursement. This allows our licensed providers to work with respite providers that meet the needs of the members and the needs of each licensed family. The licensed providers then pay the respite providers directly at a mutually agreed upon rate. It is the licensed providers’ responsibility to assure that respite providers have been approved by the legal guardian, DDD support coordinator and the My Home support specialist before respite is done. It is also the licensed providers’ responsibility to submit all necessary documentation PRIOR to doing respite. If a respite provider is not secured, then My Home support staff will assist in locating options and creating relationships with respite providers so that members experience continuity of care even during respite periods. Please ask the My Home support staff at any time for assistance.
Who manages the individual’s money and personal property?
My Home LLC and the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) provides specific guidelines for assisting with an individual’s personal spending money and personal property. Your coordinator will work with you in setting up the appropriate financial procedures and accounts.
What am I responsible for buying for this person?
Generally, a Provider is responsible for providing nutritious meals and snacks, basic personal care and hygiene supplies such as shampoo, soap and toothpaste. Items such as clothing, shoes, bedding and furnishings for the bedroom will come from the individual’s personal spending money. Providers are responsible for their own housing costs, utilities, cell or land line telephone and cable costs. The individual is responsible if they want their own cell phone or TV connection.
Am I responsible for transportation?
Transportation to such things as doctors’ appointments, employment/day program participation, recreational outings or other social activities is the Provider’s responsibility.
What if the person who lives with me must leave later or gets home earlier than I do?
During the matching process, the coordinator takes into consideration both the Provider’s and the individual’s daily schedules and routines. Many primary Home providers benefit from having a secondary Home provider who is also trained and certified to provide support and back-up when you have other commitments.
Can I have a job and still be a Provider?
Home providers can have a part or full-time job away from their provider duties. Our team will answer any questions about this arrangement. Some Providers will drop their individual off at their employment or day program site on their way to work and pick them up after work.
What will the individual do during the day?
Most individuals who choose to live in a Provider home may also have a job, work training or a day program they participate in 30-40 hours a week. There are occasions when the individual is not appropriate for a work or day program, however, your coordinator will discuss this before any match meetings take place. Our team will work with you and your family to be sure that the desires, needs, and preferences of the individual who comes to live with you can be supported by your life style.