COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES
24 Hour Comprehensive Services
Comprehensive residential services provide 24-hour supports for adults and children with developmental disabilities in settings other than a family home. This may include foster care homes, group homes, supported living, and state operated community programs. In addition to residential supports, individuals with 24-hour supports are often receiving employment and community inclusion supports. Individuals living in comprehensive services are responsible for room and board and this may be funded through Social Security or other income. Referrals to Comprehensive Services are made by their Service Coordinator and the individual must be enrolled in and accept Case Management and Service Coordination. These services are not readily available and individuals who are interested in Comprehensive Services may request to be placed on a waitlist for these services.
Information about the licensing, rules, and regulations for 24 hour comprehensive services can be found at:
| Department of Human Services, Seniors and Persons with Disabilities licensing |
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| Rules and regulations for how a group home is operated |
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| Employment and community inclusion supports |
Information about the agencies and providers of comprehensive services can be found by contacting the Linn County Developmental Disabilities Office.
Foster Care Homes
Foster Care is a Comprehensive Service where an individual can reside with a Foster Home provider who is responsible for providing 24 hour care, supervision, and training, and support specific to the individual's needs and wishes. The Foster Home provider assists with activities of daily living and help individuals' access other community resources that increase their integration and independence as identified on the individuals Individual Support Plan. Services are in a family home, but not the home of a parent, guardian, or family member. Foster homes are licensed for one to five residents. The Linn County DD Program is responsible for Initial and follow-up evaluation related to licensure.
Group Homes
Residential facilities in the community are designed to provide 24-hour supervised care, training, and support for individuals with developmental disabilities. A comprehensive Individual Support Plan is developed that outlines the specific supports an individual needs to help an individual live as safely and independently as possible. Group homes can very in the number of individuals who live there and the number of staff, depending on the support needs of the individuals. Some group homes are designed to serve individuals with complex medical needs, as well as those with challenging behavioral needs.
Supported Living Services
Supported living services provide individualized supports, delivered in a personalized manner, to adults with developmental disabilities who live in the home of their choice. Levels of support are based on the individual's needs and preferences as defined in their Individual Support Plan. Services include up to 24 hours a day of training and support, which promotes opportunities for individuals to be a part of and participate in the community in which they live.
State Operated Community Programs (SOCP)
SOCP is a comprehensive service that provides 24-hour care and supervision to people in Oregon with developmental disabilities who represent the most risk to the public at large, their peers, or themselves. SOCP provides residential care, employment and community inclusion support, which include health and medical care, behavioral support, personal care, vocational training, job support, education, recreation, psychological services and community integration.
SOCP is dedicated to providing the support necessary to maintain the quality of life, achieve the highest possible level of independence and promote social opportunities, which benefit the individuals and the community.
Employment and Community Inclusion
Employment and community inclusion supports are available for individuals receiving comprehensive services. The overall purpose is to provide services based upon individual need and choice that promote opportunities for productivity, integration and independence. Employment and community inclusion supports assist individuals with disabilities to fulfill their want to be seen as valuable, productive and participative members of their community. Individuals in comprehensive 24-hour service or support services for adults have the opportunity for paid work and or involvement in social or other activities in settings away from home. Transportation may be included as part of the package of these services or planned for separately.
An individual will received supports from a qualified provider that has to meet specific criteria and be certified by the Department of Human Services, Seniors and Persons with Disabilities. Individual Support Plans are developed with the individual and identify supports, training, and supervision that are required to meet the individual's goals.
Referrals to employment and community inclusion are made by the individuals service coordinator in conjunction with the individual.
Employment Supports
Individuals with disabilities have an opportunity to earn paid work in sheltered or community settings.
Sheltered employment opportunities provide opportunities for paid work in a setting where all or most employees are person with disabilities. The provider will work with the individual and their team to identify work that meets the individual's wants and or needs. These settings may include working at a specific site, enclave, or working on a crew that visits multiple sites. Examples may include assembly, janitorial work, recycling or other contracted work that the provider has secured.
Supported Employment provides paid work in a job matched to an individual in a setting providing opportunities to work with persons without disabilities it is sometimes called "Customized Employment." An individualized determination of the strengths, needs, and interests of the individual is negotiated and developed to meet the specific needs of the employer. For a few individuals supported employment may mean "self-employment", having your own business and having your own boss. The employment provider will assist an individual with:
- Job exploration - discovering their work interests and abilities;
- Job development - finding a job matching those interests;
- Job Coaching - helping learn the skills of a particular job; and
- Job Support - helping the worker and employer with issues of job performance in a way that helps assure on-going success at the job site.
Community Inclusion
Community Inclusion provides opportunities to participate in activities away from home to learn and use skills that promote participation and integration in settings with friends, neighbors, and others.