SUPPORT SERVICES
- How to Access Services
- Residential Options
- Quality Assurance
- Consumer Advocacy
- Behavior Support Services
- Medication Administration
- Management Services
- Adult Day Services & Vocational Habilitation
Champaign Residential Services Inc. recognizes the individuality of each consumer. Therefore, personal choice remains the most important consideration and helps to determine, whenever possible, all support services surrounding the life of the consumer. Services include assistance with daily living skills, transportation, nusring services, social/recreational experiences and advocacy for the rights of individuals with disabilities. As a proponent of the consumer-driven service system, CRSI supports consumers and their families in interviewing and choosing their own staff. Upon hiring, employees are trained in this consumer-driven philosophy.
Accessing Services
Often there are many questions about how to access developmental disability services. This brochure serves as a brief outline of where to go and what to expect.
Residential Options
Home/Community Based Waiver (HCBW)/(Individual Options Waiver)
This is the largest expanding federal/state Medicaid service. Individuals with developmental disabilities who are Medicaid eligible may choose their supports, such as, staff, transportation and settings.
Supported Living Services
CRSI offers individuals choices as to where they may live in their own homes or with family, using staff supports that allow for individual choices and decision-making. As with all of CRSI's supports/programs, this is truly consumer-driven. This is a totally state funded program with eligibility based on requirements set forth by each county board of developmental disabilities.
ICF/MR - (Intermediate Care Facility/Mentally Retarded)
CRSI offers individuals ICF/MR services. This setting offers high quality residential living in a shared setting, where individuals are supported with medical, transportation and other programming services available to meet the specialized health needs of individuals with developmental disabilities.
Consumer Advocacy
A prime example of CRSI's proactive, consumer-driven services is our Consumer Advocacy Department which is staffed by advocates who live with challenges and are familiar with available support services. Consumer Satisfaction Surveys are performed to assess the satisfaction of services provided by CRSI. The Consumer Advocacy staff works closely with the Quality Assurance Department to ensure that CRSI follows up with any stated concerns and requests resulting from the surveys. The staff also encourages all individuals to be self-advocates and to participate in making their own choices.
The Consumer Advocacy Director is responsible for the oversight of the advocacy and the UI/MUI process thus ensuring the health and safety of all consumers served.
Contact:
Kathy Rader, Advocacy Director
krader@crsi-oh.com
937-653-1351
John Hannah, Consumer Advocate
jhannah@crsi-oh.com
937-653-1337
Adult Day Services and Vocational Habilitation
CRSI Adult Day Services is offered in Champaign County as a program of choice for individuals who want to be involved in recreational and/or vocational habilitation activities. The program is located at the coporate office location in Urbana where both administrative and direct care staff enjoy the daily presence of individuals participating in the program.
Molly Vance
937-653-1329
Behavior Support Services
Behavior support services including dual diagnosis and autism are provided through CRSI partnerships with mental health organizations for indivdiuals with developmental disabilities.
Contact: CRSI for more details.
Medication Administration
Medication Administration is provided by fully trained staff through in-service training and oversight by a licensed nurse to unlicensed personnel who are administering any medications in I/O or Supported Living environments.
This comprehensive training course is conducted by qualitfied and experienced nursing staff to provide safe medication administration for consumers according to rules set forth by the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. For details contact Claudia Rode, R.N. at 419-229-3200 or e-mail crode@crsi-oh.com.
2010 Medication Admin Training Schedule
Management Services
CRSI provides agency management services in both the program and fiscal areas. These services are contracted by other agencies for CRSI to provide a specific service such as fiscal oversight, management of direct service programs, ancillary services, etc., as stated in a signed agreement.
Quality Assurance
The goal of the Quality Assurance Department at CRSI is to maintain the agency's high level of quality care in diverse systems/models, counties, and consumer populations. Activities of the office include program evaluation, staff training, assistance with service delivery, ongoing monitoring of services, including utilization analysis and compliance to all appropriate rules and statutes that govern our services, consultation, and investigating, developing, and implementing innovative service delivery systems that provide greater support options and follow a pro-active consumer-driven philosophy of care.
Evelyn McGee, Quality Assurance Director
Emcgee@crsi-oh.com
937-653-1344