Agape Love & Opportunities Network (A.L.O.N)

A direct service provided in home and community settings to assist participants in acquiring, maintaining and improving the skills necessary to live in the community, to live more independently, and to participate meaningfully in community life. To the extent that In-Home and Community Support is provided in community settings, the settings must be inclusive rather than segregated. Services consist of:

• Assistance, support and guidance (physical assistance, instruction,

prompting, modeling, and positive reinforcement),

• General areas of self-care

• Health maintenance

• Decision making

• Home management

• Managing personal resources

• Communication

• Mobility and transportation

• Relationship development and socialization

• Personal adjustment

• Participating in community functions and activities and use of community resources. 

The type and amount of assistance, support and guidance are informed by the assessed need for physical, psychological and emotional assistance established through the assessment and person-centered planning processes. The type and amount of assistance are delivered to enhance the autonomy of the participant, in line with his or her personal preferences and to achieve their desired outcomes.

The In-Home and Community Support provider must provide the level of services necessary to enable the participant to meet their outcomes. This includes ensuring the following assistance, support and guidance (prompting, instruction, modeling, positive reinforcement) will be provided to the participant as needed to enable them.

 Staff providing the In-Home and Community Support must be awake during overnight hours for the purpose of performing tasks that require continual assistance as identified in the service plan to ensure medical or behavioral stability and that are able to be performed by a trained non-medically licensed individual. These tasks include the following:

• Taking vital statistics when monitoring has been prescribed by a licensed professional,

such as post-surgical care, Positioning,

• Performing range of motion exercises as directed by a licensed professional,

• Administering prescribed medications (other than over-the-counter medications),

• Applying prescribed treatments,

• Monitoring for seizure activity for an individual with convulsive (grand mal) epilepsy that

is not able to be controlled by medication,

• Monitoring individuals with Diabetes Mellitus for signs of hyperglycemia and

hypoglycemia and administering treatment as indicated in the service plan,

• Maintaining the functioning of devices whose malfunction would put the individual at risk

of hospitalization, and

• Crisis intervention in accordance with the individual's behavior support plan.

 Provides opportunities and support for community inclusion and building interest in and developing skills and potential for competitive integrated employment. Services should result in active, valued participation in a broad range of integrated activities that build on the individual's interests, preferences, gifts, and strengths while reflecting their desired outcomes related to employment, community involvement and membership. To achieve this, each individual must be offered opportunities and needed support to participate in community activities that are consistent with the individual’s preferences, choices, and interests. 

Each individual’s preferences, choices, skills, strengths and interests may change based on

their experiences, and as a result, our staff are trained on the individual's quarterly assessments. Staff are prompted to document and alert ED of the need for reevaluation related to meeting the individual goals or updates in interest, preferences and progress.