Assisted Independence, LLC. shall establish a protocol for ensuring that an individual is free from unnecessary medications and physical restraints and shall establish a system to reduce an individual’s dependence on medications and physical restraints, except for providers of:
- occupational therapy supports
- physical therapy supports
- music therapy supports
- speech-language therapy supports
Assisted Independence, LLC. shall establish a system to:
- ensure that an individual is not compelled to perform supports for Assisted Independence, LLC.
- provide that, if an individual works voluntarily for Assisted Independence, LLC., the individual is compensated
- at the prevailing wage for the job
- commensurate with the individual’s abilities; unless Assisted Independence, LLC. has obtained a certificate from the United States Department of Labor authorizing the employment of workers with a disability at special minimum wage rates
Assisted Independence, LLC. shall establish a system that ensures that an individual has:
- the opportunity to communicate, associate, and meet privately with persons of the individual’s choosing
- the means to send and receive unopened mail
- access to a telephone with privacy for incoming and outgoing local and long-distance calls at the individual’s expense
Assisted Independence, LLC. shall establish a system for protecting an individual’s funds and property from misuse or misappropriation. The individual’s supported by Assisted Independence, LLC. will be encouraged and assisted as needed / desired in managing their own finances, in ways such as:
- Ensuring the individual’s supported are aware and realize when they receive funds and where those funds are kept
- Assisting in creating a budget
- Compiling receipts
- Ensuring any applicable bills are paid on time
Assisted Independence, LLC. has implemented a rights assessment to be completed annually, in order to ensure the personal freedom’s of all individuals supported are fully and completely realized and fostered.
- The Rights Assessment must be administered by someone whom is close with the individual supported, and has known the individual for a minimum of six months
- The Rights Assessment is to be administered one-on-one, in a private setting
- The Rights Assessment should not be administered by a parent or guardian, or any other family member. The Rights Assessment is best delivered by a supervisor of supports
- The Rights Assessment are to be administered to individuals over the age of 16 years old
Assisted Independence, LLC. recognizes that some individual’s supported live at home with parents, where potentially a series of unwritten rules apply to the individual. Assisted Independence, LLC. will engage with the family and individual supported to ensure the individual’s rights, safety and wellbeing are wholly supported within the home. Assisted Independence, LLC. shall establish a system for providing an individual with the opportunity to participate in social, religious, and community activities. Assisted Independence, LLC. shall establish a system that ensures that an individual has the right to retain and use appropriate personal possessions and clothing. Assisted Independence, LLC. shall establish a system to ensure that an individual has the opportunity for personal privacy.