Physical Site


Physical Site- What the state guidelines say:

  • The program provider must protect and promote the rights of the individual to live in a normative residential living environment.
  • The program provider must protect and promote the rights of the individual to participate in decisions regarding the individual's living environment, including location, furnishings, other individuals residing in the residence, and moves to other residential locations.

Physical Site- What other parents recommend:

  • Cleanliness
  • Ability to individualize
  • Open space for wheelchairs
  • Proximity to family


Physical Site- My thoughts:
Don't Settle!  Find a place that feels like a home instead of feeling like a facility.  It should be decorated and colorful like a normal living arrangement would be.  The direct care staff should add a motherly touch to the physical environment.  However, there are always going to be exceptions to this that need to be taken into account.  For example, a house with three teenage boys that have Autism is probably not going to have many breakable items or lots of things hanging on the walls!


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