Community Care Programs
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Heat Holistic Lifestyle Program supports individuals in the Support Coordination Program by providing Support Coordination, Community-Based Services, Individual Supports, and Behavioral Supports. We are committed to helping individuals live fulfilling lives while respecting their rights, responsibilities, and dignity. Our greatest reward is seeing the joy and smiles of those we serve.
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Heat Holistic Lifestyle Program offers Support Coordination and Direct Support services, including Community-Based Supports, Individual Supports, Respite, and Behavioral Supports, to foster community involvement, inclusion, and independence for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our integrated services help individuals overcome personal, economic, and social challenges, reducing stress and barriers so they can thrive and grow.
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Heat Holistic Lifestyle Program’s philosophy is to provide effective services that focus on a person-centered approach while addressing individuals’ critical needs. We recognize the importance of providing everyday support to those working to overcome their challenges. We do this by providing supportive, nurturing staff who can provide support and assistance in non judgmental and caring ways. Individuals can expect that they will acquire tools and strategies to self-manage their illness and improve their quality of life.
Support Coordination Services
HEAT Holistic Lifestyle Program
Heat Inc. provides Support Coordination and Home/Community-Based services for individuals diagnosed with Developmental Disability Disorders.
Support Coordination
Supports Coordination is the process of working with participants, families, and community contacts to identify and implement support strategies, while advocating to get the participants needs met. Through this process, our coordinators complete a Needs Assessment, Individual Support Plan, Locate Services, Coordinate Services, Monitor Services and Advocacy.
Supports Coordinators
Support Coordinators work with families to ensure consumers receive the necessary supports at home, at work, and in the community. They help to identify the families’ needs and connect families to the most appropriate and available services through the development of an Individualized Service Plan.
Support Coordinators ensure that families receive the appropriate services and monitor services to make sure they are meeting their individual needs. Support Coordinators report services to Division of Developmental Disabilities to ensure quality care.
Community Care Program
The Community Care Program is a Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver program. It provides services for eligible individuals who live in a provider-managed setting, such as a group home or supervised apartment, or who live in their family home or their own apartment or home, to assist them to live as independently as possible.
Home and community-based services are intended to supplement rather than replace services received from other state programs, such as NJ FamilyCare or Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, or from natural supports, including families, neighbors or community organizations.
Depending on an individual’s assessed level of support need, Heat Holistic Lifestyle provides the following services in the Community Care program:
- Behavioral Supports
- Career Planning
- Community Inclusion Services
- Individual Supports
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Respite
- Speech, Language and Hearing Therapy
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Community Care Program, an individual must:
- Be reached on the CCP Waiting List or be determined by DDD to be at imminent risk of homelessness.
- Meet the functional criteria for eligibility for DDD services
- Meet the additional Level of Care criteria for Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/ID)
- Meet specific Medicaid requirements regarding income and resources (DDD works with individuals to help establish whether or not they meet these Medicaid requirements).
HEAT HOLISTIC LIFESTYLE
WELLNESS
This is achieved through promoting an active lifestyle that aligns with the values, needs, and interests of each person.
Heat Holistic Lifestyle believes “wellness” starts from the inside out. Supporting our participants in their personal and professional journeys means investing in their physical, emotional, and mental health.
Our Support Coordination Program offers wellness by:
- Recognizing and respecting the rights and boundaries of our participants
- Encouraging independence
- Promoting competence and dignity
- Respecting cultural/religious needs and preferences
- Promoting employment and social inclusion
- Preserving integrity
- Supporting strengths
- Maintaining the quality of life
- Enhancing all domains/areas of development
- Promoting safety and economic security
