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Finding the right residential service provider
Purpose and Background
What is the purpose of this guide?
Living with a disability can mean needing help to live and work in a
community.
This guide is for people with disabilities and their caregivers who live in or
are thinking about moving to a place where they live full-time.
These places are called “residential settings.” A residential setting is a home,
which could be an apartment, a house, or some other type of place, often
with roommates, where people live and get support.
These places to live are run by agencies called residential service providers.
With the persons who live there, the provider hires the staff, organizes the
home, and offers support.
Homes can be different. And providers may have different ways of providing
help.
The guide will help you:
Find out if a residential service provider is a good choice for you
Decide if a place is right for you
We have made two versions of a guide to help you decide. Choose the guide
that works best for you.
The Long Version – This version has lots of details, questions to ask,
and space to write notes. It helps you look closely at a service
provider.
The Short Version – This version has big writing, pictures, and
simple language. It includes 25 important questions to ask the
provider.
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