Coordinates a variety of maintenance and home-based services to ensure that individuals can safely stay in their homes. Services include: - Annual clean-ups - Cleaning - Family therapy - Handyman services - Housekeeping - Lawncare - Moving - Occupational therapy - Physical therapy - Snow removal

LSS Guardianship Option services include: Guardianship or Conservatorship: Manages the health and care of incapacitated individuals in the least restrictive manner possible and advocates in their best interest. Guardians and Conservators are appointed by the court. If an individual has no family or friends to assume the responsibility, LSS my be appointed. LSS staff gather information from individuals, caregivers and medical personnel to make medical and care decisions. Personal Representative of the Estate: Following court appointment, LSS completes probate requirements and handles disposition of assets according to the individual's wishes. Power of Attorney: Through a legally executed power of attorney, LSS is authorized to assist individuals in managing income and assets. Services may include check writing, checkbook balancing, assistance with financial and medical forms, assistance with retrofitting, maintenance, preparation for sale, the sale or purchase of property. Pooled Trust: Protects the public benefits of people with disabilities of any age while maintaining resources that will be available for their special or supplemental needs. The creation of a pooled trust moves assets from being countable for purposes of Medicaid and Social Security eligibility to being non-countable assets. Care Coordinator: Partners in decision making with individuals who may be alone and who may need help with contracting of repairs or services in the home, scheduling of appointments and making payments to providers.

Project coordinators are certified accessibility specialists who will perform an environmental accessibility assessment of a home to help identify areas that could be improved for mobility and safety. Specialists will look at the construction and layout of the home as well as how things are used. They examine flooring, hallways, doorways, bathrooms, and kitchens to determine how accessible they are. Coordinators will determine plans that can help keep people in their homes longer and recommend any additional assistive technology options that would be beneficial.

A web-based application that is comprehensive and integrates assessment and support planning for people who need long-term services and supports in Minnesota. The assessment takes a person-centered approach to ensure services meet each individual's strengths, goals, preferences, and assessed needs. The assessment replaces the following assessment tools: - Developmental Disability Screening - Long-term Care Consultation Assessment - Personal Care Assistance Assessment - Home Care Nursing Assessment (to be included in a future enhancement) The assessment determines eligibility for publicly funded programs and services including: - Alternative Care Program - Brain Injury Waiver - Community Alternative Care Waiver - Community Access for Disability Inclusion Waiver - Consumer Support Grant - Developmental Disability Waiver - Elderly Waiver - Essential Community Supports for Seniors - Moving Home Minnesota - Personal care assistance - Case management - Semi-Independent living services

Pays for room and board for seniors and adults with disabilities who have low incomes. Aims to reduce and prevent people from living in institutions or becoming homeless. All recipients receive assistance each month to help pay for rent and food. Some recipients also receive Housing Support supplemental funding to provide other services if they don't qualify for home and community-based waiver programs, including but not limited to: - Arranging for medical and social services - Arranging for meetings and appointments - Assistance with transportation - Medication reminders The individual's housing provider receives payments to pay for rent, utilities, food, household supplies, and other necessities.

Litchfield School District provides comprehensive educational programs for students with disabilities from birth through 21 years of age. Services for persons who are intellectually challenged, visually challenged, and/or hearing impaired, and those with developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, and emotional disorders: - Adapted physical education - Early intervention programs - Remedial math, reading, and spelling - Transition planning

A comprehensive web-based application that integrates assessment and support planning for people who need long-term services and supports in Minnesota. The assessment takes a person-centered approach to ensure that services meet each individual's strengths, goals, preferences, and assessed needs. The assessment replaces the following assessment tools: - Developmental Disability Screening - Long-term Care Consultation Assessment - Personal Care Assistance Assessment - Home Care Nursing Assessment (to be included in a future enhancement) The assessment determines eligibility for publicly funded programs and services including: - Alternative Care Program - Brain Injury Waiver - Community Alternative Care Waiver - Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals Waiver - Developmental Disability Waiver - Elderly Waiver - Case management for people with developmental disabilities - Semi-Independent Living Services NOTE: Community or in-person screening is required in some situations to determine eligibility for waiver services

A web-based application that is comprehensive and integrates assessment and support planning for people who need long-term services and supports in Minnesota. The assessment takes a person-centered approach to ensure services meet each individual's strengths, goals, preferences, and assessed needs. The assessment replaces the following assessment tools: - Developmental Disability Screening - Long-term Care Consultation Assessment - Personal Care Assistance Assessment - Home Care Nursing Assessment (to be included in a future enhancement) The assessment determines eligibility for publicly funded programs and services including: - Alternative Care Program - Brain Injury (BI) Waiver - Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) Waiver - Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver - Developmental Disability Waiver - Elderly Waiver - Case management for people with developmental disabilities - Semi-Independent Living Services

Housing complexes for seniors and people with disabilities. Offers affordable income-based rents and provides tenants with access to three levels of assisted care.

- Once a participant has successfully completed Employee Development Services but is not yet ready for supported or competitive employment, he/she may be hired into work services - Program provides work and fringe benefits while continuing the individualized work goals and skills training for participants - Behavioral goals and productivity are constantly monitored by staff - When the participant meets the criteria necessary for community employment, he/she is assisted with job placement in the community

- Provides advocacy and support for domestic violence victims who are deaf, deaf/blind, or hard of hearing - Provides training to shelter staff, law enforcement personnel, and related service providers on deafness, deaf culture, and culturally competent practices

With the right training, preparation, and work place accommodations, people with disabilities can have rewarding careers. Vocational Rehabilitation Services helps people prepare for, find & keep a job, and live as independently as possible. Services include: - Counseling - Job training - Job searching - Job skills - Living Independently - Work-based learning experiences - Work readiness training - Instruction in self-advocacy skills - Transition from high school

A comprehensive web-based application that integrates assessment and support planning for people who need long-term services and supports in Minnesota. The assessment takes a person-centered approach to ensure that services meet each individual's strengths, goals, preferences, and assessed needs. The assessment replaces the following assessment tools: - Developmental Disability Screening ?- Long-term Care Consultation Assessment ?- Personal Care Assistance Assessment ?- Home Care Nursing Assessment (to be included in a future enhancement) The assessment determines eligibility for publicly funded programs and services including: ?- Alternative Care Program ?- Brain Injury (BI) Waiver ?- Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) Waiver ?- Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver ?- Developmental Disability Waiver ?- Elderly Waiver ?- Case management for people with developmental disabilities - Semi-Independent Living Services

A comprehensive web-based application that integrates assessment and support planning for people who need long-term services and supports in Minnesota. The assessment takes a person-centered approach to ensure that services meet each individual's strengths, goals, preferences, and assessed needs. The assessment replaces the following assessment tools: - Developmental Disability Screening - Long-term Care Consultation Assessment - Personal Care Assistance Assessment - Home Care Nursing Assessment (to be included in a future enhancement) The assessment determines eligibility for publicly funded programs and services including: - Alternative Care Program - Brain Injury Waiver - Community Alternative Care Waiver - Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals Waiver - Developmental Disability Waiver - Elderly Waiver - Case management for people with developmental disabilities - Semi-Independent Living Services NOTE: Community or in-person screening is required in some situations to determine eligibility for waiver services

Assessment of skills to identify potentials, aptitudes, and career goals to determine employment needs for people with disabilities. Avivo works further with those assessed to find and keep employment they love. An employment counselor will work with the client on a training or employment plan designed to meet life and work goals.

Provides wheelchair accessible door-to-door transportation for: - Banking - Medical appointments - Personal care - Shopping - Spousal visitations in nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Partners with area organizations to meet health care and wellness needs of underserved people including immigrants, homeless, destitute, disabled, and uninsured/underinsured. Primary care clinic providing culturally- and linguistically-appropriate health care including: - Allergy and Immunology - Adult and child immunizations; travel immunizations; flu vaccinations - Behavioral Health - Cardiology - Child and Teen Check-Ups - Endocrinology - Family Practice - Geriatrics - Immigration Exams - Internal Medicine - Laboratory - Pediatrics - Radiology (full digital X-ray) - Research and Education - Screenings - Travel Clinic/Hajj and Umra - Women's Health

Provides education and support for those with vision loss.

- The ODC contracts with local companies to perform work at their place of business - Examples of community based work are: - Mobile Work Crews - Jobs such as yard work, cleaning, etc - Enclave (small work crew) ODC contracts with an industry and provides a trainer as needed - Individual Work Site ODC contracts to perform work for just one individual - The work is done at the place of business and a trainer from ODC will be provided as neededThe ODC contracts with local companies to perform work at their place of business Provides ODC

Offers short-term residential beds available in Carlton and Pine Counties for temporary crisis purposes.

- Promotion of legislation for the blind - Recruitment of volunteers to read mail for blind persons in their homes - Social, educational, cultural, and recreational programs - Quarterly meetings usually held on the second Saturday in January, March, May, and October

Provides room and board for low-income seniors and adults with disabilities with the goal of preventing institutionalization and homelessness. Individuals who do not qualify for home and community-based waiver programs may be able to receive supplemental service funding to provide other services, including but not limited to: - Arranging for appointments, meetings, and medical and social services - Assistance with transportation - Medication reminders

Provides opportunities for older adults to stay involved in their community and a place to meet and socialize. Services include: - Arts and crafts instruction including quilting - Recreational activities including bowling, cards, and intergenerational programs - Coffee Talks: Casual group discussion with community members - Recreational activities including bingo, bridge, and book clubs - Educational opportunities including fall prevention, oil painting, technology classes, and cooking classes - Fitness programs including aerobics - Vision loss support group Services are part of Community Thread's THRIVE program.

Short-term, community-based services designed to help students with disabilities and/or having a gap in services and needing additional support to identify career interests.

Provides a web-based application that is comprehensive and integrates assessment and support planning for people who need long-term services and supports The assessment takes a person-centered approach to ensure services meet each individual's strengths, goals, preferences, and assessed needs; includes assessing what level of service is needed for care such as homemaker, home health aide, adult day care - Early intervention visits - Information and education about local long term care options - Information about public programs that can help pay for programs - Pre-admission screenings prior to nursing home admission - Transition assistance for people who want to return to community settings after admission to a facility NOTE: Community or in-person screening is required in some situations to determine eligibility for waiver services The assessment replaces the following assessment tools: - Developmental Disability Screening - Long-term Care Consultation Assessment - Personal Care Assistance Assessment - Home Care Nursing Assessment (to be included in a future enhancement) The assessment determines eligibility for publicly funded programs and services including: - Alternative Care Program - Brain Injury Waiver - Community Alternative Care Waiver - Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals Waiver - Developmental Disability Waiver - Elderly Waiver - Case management for people with developmental disabilities - Semi-Independent Living Services