Nirvana North’s Individualized Home Supports department provides services for people who live in their own home or family home that provide support and/or training in the community. There are three types of IHS that we provide:

·  Without training.

·  With training.

·  With family training.

We are able to provide all the types of IHS in the person’s own home, family’s home or in community spaces used by the general public, and either in person or remotely.

The supports Nirvana North provide within our IHS department include: Cueing, skill maintenance, guidance, instruction, assistance with activities of daily living, assistance with coordination of community living activities or direct supervision.

Training categories that Nirvana North provides in our IHS department: Skill-building and instructional services to acquire, retain and improve the person’s experience living in the community.

Nirvana North’s Homemaker cleaning services include home cleaning tasks exclusively, such as:

·  Light housekeeping tasks.

·  Laundry services.

 Nirvana North’s homemaker cleaning also includes monitoring the person’s well-being while in the home, including home safety.

Home management

 Nirvana North’s homemaker home management providers deliver homemaker cleaning services and, while onsite, provide incidental assistance with home management activities as needed. However, homemaker cleaning must be the primary service provided.

Home management activities may include assistance with:

·  Arranging for transportation.

·  Preparing meals.

·  Shopping for food, clothing and household supplies.

·  Performing simple household repairs.

Homemaker home management also includes monitoring the person’s well-being while in the home, including home safety.

Assistance with ADLs

Nirvana North’s homemaker assistance with ADLs providers deliver homemaker cleaning services and, while onsite, provide incidental assistance with ADLs as needed. However, homemaker cleaning must be the primary service provided.

Assistance with ADLs includes assistance with:

·  Ambulating.

·  Bathing.

·  Dressing.

·  Eating.

·  Grooming.

·  Toileting.

Homemaker assistance with ADLs also includes monitoring the person’s well-being while in the home, including home safety.