How Shared Living Services Can Help People with Developmental Disabilities
Shared living is an opportunity where people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities come to live together and experience community life and support. This approach is aimed to prevent them from getting isolated while promoting independence. Shared living isn’t a facility or a group home but rather a program where health care service providers assist and support individuals of the community. The goal of the shared living service is to provide a non-restrictive environment for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autistic disorders, so they can thrive and be independent in an inclusive environment. Home Match Before sending the individual off to a shared living home, finding the perfect match or home that includes all the requirements is crucial; before the individual moves to the home, it must be assured that the relationship works and that the match is mutual. The individual needing support and the household should spend some time exploring and...