Adult Services
We believe that each person should be integrated into their community in a way that is meaningful for them while we assist them in facilitating relationships with family and friends. Individuals can be supported through a variety of programs that we offer.
People Incorporated is a Qualified Provider of the following services:
Day Services: a site-based and/or community program that assists with socialization and adaptive skills, plus a range of services including various therapies (physical, occupational, music, art, speech, and language), fitness and exercise groups, health, diet and nutrition groups, and social skill groups- Job Readiness Skills (prevocational): a range of learning and hands-on activities to prepare for supportive or competitive employment
- Supported Employment: job coaching and supports needed to sustain paid work by participants
- Adult Companion: non-medical care, supervision, and socialization provided to assist with community activities, personal needs, and activities of daily living
- Individual Support and Community Habilitation: services and supports (one-on-one) necessary to ensure an individual’s independence, integration, and productive life in the community
- Shared Home Supports: matches an individual with a Shared Home Supports caregiver in their home and provides daily structure, skills training, and supportive services
- Twenty-four Hour Residential Supports: ongoing services and individually tailored supports in a residential setting designed to assist individuals to acquire, maintain, or improve skills in activities of daily living, home management, and community integration
- Transitional Assistance: services for individuals who are transitioning from a nursing facility or hospital or provider-operated living arrangement to a community living arrangement
- Transportation: transport to various resources, programs, services, or community activities
Additional individualized ancillary supports available as needed
- Assistive Technologies: specific to individual needs to increase abilities of daily living
- Case Management: coordination of services for individual planning
- Skilled Nursing Services: provided by a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse with a valid Massachusetts license
- Physical Therapy: to address motor impairments and improve, develop, correct, rehabilitate, or prevent the worsening of the physical functions that have been lost, impaired, or reduced
- Occupational Therapy: sensory integration, adaptive equipment recommendations to improve quality of life, increase independence, regulate emotional responses
- Speech Therapy: includes the use of adaptive equipment such as iPads with voice output
- Positive Behavior Supports: research-based strategies used to increase the quality of life and decrease problem behavior by teaching new skills and making changes in a person’s environment
- Adult Daily Living Skills: such as personal care, budgeting, cooking, general housekeeping, and laundry
- Self and Collective Advocacy: to support an individual’s self-advocacy, participant direction, civic participation, leadership, benefits, and participation in the community
- Social Skills: to address decision making, interpersonal relationships, and emotional responses
- Memory Skills: developing memory aids and strategies
- Leisure Activities: finding pleasure in activities, such as arts and crafts, bowling, watching sports, movies, and shopping
Adult Services Management Team
For more information about this service, please contact:
People, Incorporated
4 South Main Street
Fall River, MA 02721
(508) 679-5233 tel
(508) 679-6211 fax
adultservices@peopleinc-fr.org