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24-Hour Supported Living

24-Hour Supported Living is provided by Community Living in various locations and situations. We believe strongly that people should be able to choose where they live and we work to provide options for the people who seek out these supports with us.

We are committed to person-directed approaches and have partnerships across the county where we provide 24-hour support. Community Living uses a holistic approach to fostering success in areas of health, safety, relationships, and contributions through this support model. Supports are designed to maximize community involvement for each person supported.

If you have questions or would like more information please contact commliving@clrcs.com

Supported Independent Living

Living With Roommates or On One’s Own
Supported Independent Living (SIL) is community-based support which promotes the choice of living independently within the community. People supported through SIL often live in an apartment either on their own or with a roommate or partner.

Support focuses on enhancing or developing a person’s ability to live as independently as possible. Skill development can focus on budgeting, apartment maintenance, grocery shopping, social and relationship building, community networking, advocacy and rights, healthy living choices and other aspects of daily living. Hours of staff support varies from person to person and is based specifically on need.

If you have any questions about Supported Independent Living, please contact commliving@clrcs.com

Community Participation Support

Promoting Inclusion
Community Participation Support (CPS) provides a variety of community-based activities to persons 19 years of age and over in the neighbourhood in which they live. Community Living links adults to meaningful leisure, recreation, practical learning and volunteer opportunities, creating a schedule of activities that are as unique as they are.

Our goal is to facilitate great life experiences.

If you have any questions, or would like more information please contact us at commliving@clrcs.com

Community Respite

Providing Short-Term Relief
Respite service provides an opportunity for planned relief for families and caregivers based on their individual needs and circumstances. Respite also provides an excellent opportunity for individuals to increase their participation in the community, to develop supportive community relationships, to develop skills and abilities and to gain greater independence.

Community Living can work with individuals and families to help them coordinate respite and will assist in locating potential respite providers, assisting families and caregivers to interview, screen, hire and manage their respite services. Caregivers may choose to receive respite support in their own homes or choose out of home respite in an apartment maintained by Community Living Renfrew County South. For people requiring accessibility, the respite apartment in Arnprior is fully accessible and is equipped with the aids to make the person’s stay a comfortable one.

If you would like more information about respite services you can reach us at commliving@clrcs.com

Planning (Personal Outcome Measures)

As a result of the Strategic Plan developed and adopted in 2002, the Board of Directors committed our organization to demonstrate that quality services are being provided and to improve supports for people supported by Community Living Renfrew County South.

Thanks to training and knowledge received through the Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) Community Living Renfrew County South decided that the PERSONAL OUTCOME MEASURES (POM) tool would be used to evaluate personal quality of life and the degree to which our organization individualizes supports.

Personal Outcome Measures are categories. Within each, people have the opportunity to idenfity their own meaning for the particular outcome. The Personal Outcome Measures tool is a guide to person directed planning.

The POM enables Community Living to identify people’s priorities. Knowing people’s priority outcomes influences organization behaviour. When supports know and understand people as people with priority outcomes similar ot their own, support methods change. Supports learn which organizational activities are not focused on what is truly important to people.

Organizational planning, resource allocation and evaluation also change with outcomes. Community Living’s role moves from providing programs and services to supporting people in achieving the life outcomes they value. Personal Outcomes are important because they put listening to and learning from the person at the centre of organizational life.

Personal Outcomes Measures are used to review and evaluate the quality of services and supports offered by Community Living. Trends are identified and forwarded to the Quality Initiatives Committee for review and follow up action.

Personal Outcome Measures will now be performed for the whole organization. A team lead may request a POM be completed. Reasons for this may include a person’s dissatisfaction with services they are receiving from Community Living Renfrew County South, of the Team Lead’s belief that Community Living Renfrew County South is not currently providing appropriate services and supports to meet the person’s needs, and would like these barriers identified.

The interviewers discuss the 21 Outcomes and learn what is important to the person. They then meet with the Team Leader to gather information on how the organization supports the person. The interviewers may also meet with the person’s Primary Support worker to discuss Outcomes relevant to supports provided in that particular program. Once the information is all gathered the interviewers make decisions about each Outcome by pre-determined criteria identified in the tool. The information is compiled and presented to the person and their Team Lead or support network.

For more information on Planning Services and Personal Outcome Measures, please contact commliving@clrcs.com

Information & Referral/Advocacy and Referral to their Services

Community Living Renfrew County South offers two convenient locations, one in Arnprior and the other in Renfrew. At each location staff is available to assist caregivers of individuals with developmental disabilities in a number of ways. The amount of support will vary from individual to individual depending on personal requirements. Support is given by professionals who are knowledgeable about supports and services for people with developmental disabilities.

Request for Services
Click Here to apply for services for the first time or update your current request for services.

Advocacy
Community Living Renfrew County South is an active member of Community Living Ontario. Community Living Ontario is a non-profit provincial association that has been advocating for people who have an intellectual disability and their families for 70 years. We advocate for building capacity to actively and contributing citizens in their communities.

Information & Referral

  • Service and program information
  • Connections to other service providers
  • Assistance with completion of appropriate applications for service or financial supports

Complaint Process
Community Living Renfrew County South is committed to meeting the needs of the individuals supported and therefore will ensure that all individuals receiving support, persons acting on their behalf and the general public, are aware of their right to express concerns or complaints about any Community Living Renfrew County South service or support, to have those concerns or complaints taken seriously and to seek remedy.

Click Here to view the Complaint/Process Brochure.

Click Here to view the Complaint/Concern Policy Procedure.

Community Living Renfrew County South advocates on an individual basis for people who have developmental disabilities.

Call the Arnprior or Renfrew location for assistance: (613) 432-6763 or (613) 623-4955.

Share Your Home
Through LifeShare, families can offer a safe and nurturing environment for adults with intellectual disabilities (home sharers). LifeShare (also known as host family) is so much more than providing a room in your home. Being a home provider means you’re giving someone with a developmental disability “a place in your heart, a place in your home.”

People with developmental disabilities are active participants in their communities. They can be athletes, artists, employees, advocates, community volunteers, neighbours and friends. They’re an important part of the community and contribute to the strength of our province. LifeShare helps adults with developmental disabilities, who are 18 and older, live as independently as possible in their communities.

Download the Lifeshare Booklet.

The History and Mission of LifeShare
The Family Home program, LifeShare, started in 1984, as part of the Ministry of Community and Social Service’s commitment to provide a range of services for adults 18 and older with intellectual disabilities. Over time, the name of the program changed but the overall goals of LifeShare have remained constant:

  • Provide adults with developmental disabilities a home-like setting with a sense of family, safety, continuity and security
  • Promote a high quality of life
  • Support community involvement, social inclusion, individual choice, independence, rights and responsibilities

Who is involved?
There are currently more than 70,000 adults in Ontario with developmental disabilities. As of 2016, approximately 18,000 people with developmental disabilities receive government-funded residential supports:

  • 57% are part of traditional supported group living residences or intensive support residences
  • 34% are part of supported independent living programs or specialized accommodation
  • 9% participate in LifeShare (also known as host family)

If you’d like more information about sharing your life with someone, contact commliving@clrcs.com

Inclusive Housing Options

Partnerships With Property Owners and Developers
It was only in 1999 when the Government of Ontario officially closed institutions that were built to house people who had intellectual disabilities. Community Living Renfrew County South was an early adopter of having their residents stay in the community and provisions were made for group living to help keep local people out of the institutions. That opportunity worked well and became a model that helped other agencies across Ontario bring people back home.

Now, CLRCS is once again taking a leadership role in the next stage of full inclusion.

CLRCS works with landlords, home builders, apartment complex owners and leasing companies to give people with intellectual disabilities the choice on where they live. We help secure apartment living, living at a senior ‘s residence and many other options. Outcomes have been positive in the quality of life for people supported through Community Living.

For property owners and managers who are looking for long-term, reliable tenants, CLRCS would like to hear from you and work on a current or future partnership.

Please contact Jennifer Lavallee at 613-432-6763 ext.106 or jlavallee@clrcs.com

French Language Service? Les Services offerts en Français

Si vous dèsirez avoir accès à des services résidentiels et non residentiels financés par le ministrè des Services sociaux et communautaires pour les adultes qui ont une déficience intellectuelle, s.v.p. joindre le SOPDI-RE. Le SOPDI-RE est responsable de la confirmation de l’admissibilité et du processus de demande de services incluant l’évaluation. If you would like to access residential and non-residential services for adults with a developmental disability and funded by the MCSS, please contact DSO-ER. The DSO-ER is responsible for confirming eligibility for services and for completing the assessment process to inform your request for services. Si vous voulez des rensegnements sur les services offerts en français dans le comté de Renfrew et obtenir plus de dètails sur le type de services disponibles, veuillez s.v.p. joinder ou le SOPDI-RE. If you wish to obtain information regarding the various types of services offered in French in Renfrew County, please contact DSO-ER.

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