SUMMIT SUPPORT SERVICES OF ASHE INC

The Supported Community Living SCL program provides services to individuals who live in the community, but still need support in areas such as financial management, medical needs coordination, maint of housekeeping standards, nutrition and transportation coordination. The long range goal is to provide individualized training and support to each client in line with Summits mission. SCL also administers Alternative Family Living AFL in which a family provides residential care for a difficulty of care client in their home. In 2023 Summit transitioned to the Assurances Plan through the Council for Quality CQL guides short term and long term goals for the SCL program. Currently Summit serves 17 SCL clients with 6 AFL contracts. Six SCL clients are engaged in integrated community employment and two SCL clients conduct micro businesses.

The Lighthouse group home provides comprehensive residential svs in a group living setting. Staff is available 24 hrs/day, 365 days/yr. The group home environ encourages social interactions comm inclusion, while providing habilitative instruction to increase independent living skills. Individualized svs supports are provided per the degree of skills limitations of each resident. The long-range goal of group living at the Lighthouse is to provide training support to each resid in line with Summits mission stmt. In 2023 Summit transitioned to the CQL for Summits national accreditation. The Basic Assurances Plan through CQL guides short term long term goals for the group living prog. The Personal Outcomes Measures POM tool is utilized to interview clients learn more about their preferences in order to support their quality of life. The Lighthouse group home served 5 residents for this reporting period, with one vacancy. All of the residents attend a day program and/or have jobs. Four residents worked in integrated comm employment one client conducted a micro business.