Waiver Support Services

Our services are provided to individuals who choose to stay in their homes or those who are under residential services like adult family homes or day programs. The goal of each of our service is to ensure the safety of individuals in a home-like environment and provide them with the support they need to enjoy dignified and independent lives.

Individuals served have the following types of disabilities: Autism, Intellectual disability, and other developmental disabilities.

The services we provide include, but may not be limited to the following:

Supports Services:

Personal Support: Global Hands Inc provide Individual Support services. Personal Support offers individual assistance, supervision/support, and training for people living in their own homes or in the family home. Personal Support offers a range of home and community integrated services intended to assist the individual to participate fully in home and community life. Personal support services are also known as Community Supported Living Arrangements and are provided based upon the needs as articulated in the individual plan.

These services are provided to people with a developmental disability who are currently enrolled in the waiver, are in crisis situations; are moving from a state residential center (SRC), nursing facility, or from a mental health facility placement; or are on the waiting list for DDA services and identified as needing services. These services are provided regularly based upon a specified number of hours required weekly.

Personal support may include assistance, supervision, and training in the following:

Community Development Service (CDS)

Community Development Service is provided in a variety of settings in the community which aid an individual to develop and maintain skills related to community membership through engagement in community -based activities with people without disabilities.

Community-based activities under this service will provide the participant with opportunities to develop skills and increase independence related to community integration with people without disabilities including:

  • Promoting positive growth and developing general skills and social supports necessary to gain, retain, or advance competitive integrated employment opportunities;
  • Volunteering
  • Learning socially acceptable behavior; and
  • Learning self-advocacy skills

Employment Services

Employment Services is flexible support which help an individual to identify career and employment interest, and find and keep a job. Employment Services include multiple focus areas.

  1. Discovery, a process which assists the participant in finding out who they are and what they want to do and what they have to offer
  2. Job Development is support for a participant to obtain an individual job in a competitive integrated employment setting in the general workforce Ongoing Job Supports are supports in learning and completing job tasks either when beginning a new job, after a promotion, etc.
  3. Ongoing Job Supports include: Job coaching (e.g. job tasks analysis and adaptations, self-management strategies,
  4. Self-Employment Development Supports include assistance in the development of a business and marketing plan,
  5. Co-Worker Employment Supports are time-limited supports provided by the Global Hands Inc to assist the participant, upon employment, with extended orientation and training beyond what is typically provided for an employee
  6. Follow Along Supports: Occurs after the participant has transitioned into their job. Ensure the participant has the assistance necessary to maintain their jobs

Community Integrated Programs

Global Hands Inc recognizes that each individual is unique and as a result Global Hands Inc ensures individuals placed in community integrated programs are in customized programs that help with the development of our individuals’ skills and abilities. Enhance skills related to expressing preferences, choices, and more…

Community integrated services include but not limited to Employment services, Meaningful Day services, Community Development Services (CDS), Supported Liviing, Personal support Services and more

Global Hands Inc creates a systematic individualized program with the collaboration of our individual, the family members, and our team of professionals. Our aim is to facilitate our individuals in their journey of attaining their goals.

Our Objective

Our approach is highly person-centered and person-directed. This means that we highly customize our services to give you the most-fitting program that you need to be most comfortable and most productive at home or in the community.

Services to be provided

  • Alternative Living Unit
  • Community Development Services (CDS)
  • Community Living Group Home
  • Employment Services
  • Home Health Care
  • Internship/volunteer
  • Meaningful Day Services
  • Mobility
  • Nursing Support Services
  • Personal Support Services
  • Respite Services
  • Residential Services
  • Supported Living
  • Transportation Services & more

Waiver Services

  • Alternative Living Unit
  • Community Development Services (CDS)
  • Community Living Group Home
  • Employment Services
  • Internship/volunteer
  • Meaningful Day Services
  • Nursing Support Services
  • Personal Support Services
  • Respite Services
  • Residential Services
  • Supported Living
  • Transportation Services & more