Alternative Living Unit (ALU). An ALU is a house or apartment accommodating up to three individuals requiring supervised care. These homes may be overseen by 24-hour, on-location staff or by drop-in caregivers, depending on the degree of need. Such homes are licensed and monitored by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Community Supported Living Arrangement (CSLA). The CSLA program is ordinarily used to allow individuals at higher functioning levels to live independently and maintain lifestyles that are determined by themselves and their families.
Individuals in the CSLA program can select their own homes, roommates and supports and make other decisions to further their own growth and development. In such cases, L.I.F.E. provides the counseling and drop-in supports needed to meet specific personal objectives.
Small Group Home. Small Group Homes are similar to ALUs but house up to four individuals. As with ALUs, supervision levels are determined by the specific needs of the residents – some may require 24-hour, on-location staff, while others can be served through drop-in caregivers.
In either case, L.I.F.E. Quality Assurance constantly monitors conditions to make certain that the needs of residents are being met and all regulatory requirements are satisfied.
In-Home Supports
Sometimes, a L.I.F.E. client prefers to live with family or to remain in his or her own home, but requires assistance in order to do so. In such cases, L.I.F.E. can provide all the services necessary to make it possible. Such services might include counseling, nursing, transportation or specialized training. Whatever the need, L.I.F.E. can tailor an appropriate program.
See Our Work
Assisted Travel - L.I.F.E Inc. offers assisted travel services through our affiliate, Peirson Travel Services. Peirson Travel Services allow those with special needs or restrictions to travel on their own schedules, alone or in a group, with our specially trained attendants or without, to destinations across the country and around the world – all at a surprisingly affordable cost.
Adult Medical Day Care - L.I.F.E. operates a day program for medically fragile individuals with developmental disabilities. Our Adult Medical Day Care facility was approved for capacity of 43 people. Adult Medical Day Care allows us to conduct meaningful, stimulating activities for medically fragile, developmentally disabled individuals throughout the Baltimore region.
Supported Employment Programwas initiated to assist individuals in the residential program who had failed in other traditional supported employment programs. Through provision of both direct employment and on the job supports, L.I.F.E.. provides a unique opportunity for success. Individuals are employed by LIFE to perform custodial, grounds maintenance or office duties in L.I.F.E.'s offices or homes. Job coaching services are provided following a mobile work crew model with close support given at each site. As the employer, L.I.F.E. is able to do job engineering to fit the task requirements to the individuals' abilities as well as to provide training to expand the individuals work capabilities. Coupling the ability to alter job tasks with the direct training and support of the job coach and by keeping the program small (L.I.F.E. is licensed for 10 individuals), L.I.F.E. is able to tailor the program to support individual success.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program is a specialized residential service to meet the unique needs of individuals whose lives have been dramatically restructured as a result of severe injury to the brain. Within a residential setting that includes full time staff support, individuals are assisted in relearning the skills necessary for independent adult living. Individual program plans set personalized goals for skill reacquisition, improved interpersonal relationships, community activity and personal growth.
Community Supported Living Arrangement (CSLA). The CSLA program is ordinarily used to allow individuals at higher functioning levels to live independently and maintain lifestyles that are determined by themselves and their families.
Small Group Home. Small Group Homes are similar to ALUs but house up to four individuals. As with ALUs, supervision levels are determined by the specific needs of the residents – some may require 24-hour, on-location staff, while others can be served through drop-in caregivers.
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