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YOUR DESTINATION/ MANY ROADS CAN TAKE YOU THERE The map key: terminology Agency-directed services - The individual selects an agency that is responsible for supplying residential or vocational programs, such as a group home placement. Congregate housing refers to living situations where a group of unrelated individuals with disabilities live together, such as in a group home. Integrated housing refers to the opportunity to live in typical mainstream settings with opportunities to interact with people who do not have disabilities. Bundled and unbundled services refer to how services are delivered. With bundled services a package of supports are provided by one service provider usually through a program such as a group home. With unbundled services, a person obtains individually selected supports and services from one or more service providers. For example, one provider may supply individual supports while another agency delivers transportation. As systems are changing, most services will be unbundled and paid for through a fee for that service. Support Coordination is a funded service that assists individuals in gaining access to needed program and state plan services, as well as needed medical, social, educational and other services. All individuals who are eligible and wish to access Division- funded services must either select or be assigned to a Support Coordination Agency (SCA). For more information visit WWWSTATENJUSHUMANSERVICES DDDSERVICESSUPPORT?COORDINATION HTML
This guide provides an array of housing models and supports utilized by people with disabilities. Many of the models contain best practice elements of supportive housing, a philosophy that calls for permanent, affordable housing for people with disabilities in communities of their choice. Supportive housing advocates that everyone is entitled to a safe, decent place to live and should receive the services unique to their needs that will help them to live as independently and as self sufficiently as possible. Housing should promote the development of relationships among people with and without disabilities. There should also be a separation between the provision of housing and services. People should be able to move and not lose their service provider. Similarly, someone should be able to change his or her service provider and not be required to move. The landlord should not also be someone’s social worker. The individual has control of his/her housing through a landlord/tenant lease with the property owner. Skilled providers in various areas, including case management, care coordination, job coaching, crisis management, acquiring skills in daily living and much more, deliver these social services. The individual chooses the service provider to deliver supports flexibly and according to one’s unique needs. Supportive housing operates in a variety of settings, in different constellations and may include apartments, houses, townhouses, condominiums, shared housing as well as (more rarely) home ownership. Some supportive housing exists in affordable housing projects that are integrated with non- disabled individuals and families. Supportive housing is an approach to community living that is receiving much attention and implementation nationwide, including in New Jersey. Other housing models are also delineated in this guide as part of the continuum of housing options. These settings generally provide more congregate housing or housing intentionally created exclusively for people with disabilities. While these models are not considered supportive housing, they continue to be used by persons with disabilities, and are described herein. Group homes serving more than four individuals and campus style housing that offers apartment/condos exclusively for individuals with disabilities may be considered institutional in nature and individuals may not be able to use their Medicaid budgets for services in these types of settings. To ensure residential settings allow individuals access to and participation in community living and pending CMS approval of the Statewide Transition Plan, all new residential settings will be subject to a “Community Integration Review” conducted by DDD. For general information visit WWWSHANJORGABOUTABOUT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
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