SERVING ORANGE COUNTY SINCE 2007
ABOUT
Independent Life Care Services, Inc. provides Supported Living Services (SLS), Independent Living Services (ILS), and Parenting Support Services to adults with developmental disabilities in their own homes.
We support an individual’s independence and empowerment to maximize opportunities and choices for living, working, learning, and recreation in their communities.
Since our company's founding in 2007, we have provided quality services that stress human dignity, encourage self-reliance, autonomous decision-making, and personal goal-setting, and ensure the safety and well-being of our consumers.
Supported Living Services (SLS), Independent Living Services (ILS), and Parenting Support Services are available to adults with developmental disabilities who receive services from the Regional Center of Orange County (RCOC) and want to live independently in their own home.
Individuals receive individualized services consistent with their desires and needs and in alignment with an Individualized Program Plan (IPP).
To request Supported Living Services or Independent Living Services, contact an Orange County Regional Center Service Coordinator to begin the process. An individual may not receive services while living at home with a parent but may receive Transitional Supported Living Services to help them find a place and move into their own home, at which time Supported Living and Independent Living Services will assist them with maintaining their independent lifestyle. Regional Center of Orange County website www.rcocdd.com
ABOUT OUR SERVICES
Supported and Individual Living Services (SLS and ILS) consist of a broad range of services for adults with developmental disabilities who, through their Individual Program Plan (IPP) process, choose to live in homes they own or lease in the community. These services help individuals exercise meaningful choices and control in their daily lives, including where and with whom to live.
Because these may be life-long concerns, services are offered for as long and as often as needed, with the flexibility required to meet an individual’s changing needs over time, regardless of the level of the disabilities
*The guiding principles of Supportive Living Services are established in Section 4689(a) of the Lanternman Act. The California Department of Developmental Services regulations for SLS are found in Title 17, Division 2, Chapter 3, Subchapter 19 (Sections 58600 et seq) of the California Code of Regulations (CCR).
SUPPORTED LIVING SERVICES (SLS)
Supported Living Services provides quality and professional support services to people with developmental disabilities. Supported Living Services are personalized, individual support in the individual’s home and community, personal and medical business support and advocacy, assistance maintaining an optimal home environment, ensuring physical and mental well-being, and supporting and encouraging independent life choices. Services depend on an individual’s needs and the correlating Individual Personal Plan that is created and tailored to the individual.
Supported Living Services provides individuals who need greater assistance, such as 24-hour care and support to live independently in their own homes.
INDIVIDUAL LIVING SERVICES (ILS)
Independent Living Services provide Independent Living and Functional Skills Training to persons with developmental disabilities, enabling them to function in fully integrated and minimally restrictive settings, which may be in their own home or with others.
Individualized training in daily living activities is essential to living independently, safely, and successfully. Independent Living Services serve individuals who need less assistance or live with others, often in short sessions, such as three hours a day, three times a week, for example.
PARENTING SUPPORT SERVICES
Parenting Support Services teach developmentally disabled parents how to provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and stimulating environment for their children. teach individuals who are parents, parenting skills in addition to independent living skills.
THE LANTERMAN ACT
The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (also known as the Lanterman Act, for short) was passed in 1969. This California law states that people with developmental disabilities and their families have a right to get the services and support they need to live like people without disabilities.
A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY IS A CONDITION THAT
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You have before you are 18 years old.
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Lasts all your life.
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Makes it hard for you to do things like walking, speaking, taking care of yourself, or working.
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Is called cerebral palsy, mental retardation, autism, epilepsy, or anything that makes you need the same kind of support that someone with mental retardation needs.
The desire to have personal control over our lives is a value that we all share. The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Act (Lanterman Act) underscores the importance of this commonly held value by stating that individuals (and where appropriate, their parents, legal guardian, or conservator) "…should participate in decisions affecting their own lives, including, but not limited to, where and with whom they live, their relationships with people in their community, how they spend their time, including education, employment, and leisure, and the pursuit of their own personal future, and program planning and implementation.”
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What their rights are.
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How the regional centers and service providers can help them
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What services and supports they can get.
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How to use the Individualized Program Plan (IPP) to get the services they need.
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What to do when someone says they can't get what they need.
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How to make the system better.
THE LANTERNMAN ACT INFORMS INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
THE LAW STATES INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHOICES ABOUT
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Where to live.
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Where to go to school.
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Where to work.
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How they want to belong to their community.
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Whom to live with and have relationships with.
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What services and supports they want and need.
REGIONAL CENTERS
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The people who wrote the Lanterman Act set up organizations called REGIONAL CENTERS to help people with developmental disabilities get the help they need. The Regional Centers refer to the individuals they serve as "consumers." The Lanterman Act has rules about how the regional centers can help their consumers.
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In California, many services for people with a developmental disability are coordinated through a network of twenty-one non-profit Regional Centers established by the Lanterman Act. Regional centers provide planning and related services, including service coordination, if a person is eligible. Service Coordinators help individuals and families with information, guidance, and assistance accessing and using appropriate generic services and natural supports.
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If the service is related to the person's developmental disability and is included in the Individual Program Plan (the IPP is developed by an individual and his/her Service Coordinator), a regional center may purchase the service from an approved service provider.
THE LAW MANDATES THAT REGIONAL CENTERS MUST:
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Provide information in a way that the consumer understands about how to make good choices about the services they want
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Help consumers find and get the services they need
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Make sure the services and supports in their community can meet their needs
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The IPP is an agreement between the consumer and the regional center that
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Lists the consumer's goals
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Lists the services and supports the regional center will get for the consumer based on what the consumer needs and wants
The California Department of Developmental Services is the agency through which the State of California provides services and support to individuals with developmental disabilities.
To learn more about the California Department of Developmental Services, visit their website at www.dds.ca.gov