Participants attend group day support services where they can increase their quality of life through building meaningful relationships in the community and expanding their social network. Supports provided are stimulating activities in the community and at the center to assist participants with developing a balance between the emotional, intellectual, and physical dimensions of their lives. While attending the group day center, participants can increase social and independent skills, engage in new activities of choice with supports and learn how to become a more productive citizen in society.

For referrals, contact:

Ruthe Laurore, QDDP, LPC, NCC,
Office: 804-458-5500
E-mail: administration@welcomehomecs.org

Admission Policy

The foundation for admittance to WHCS-Day Support is as follows:

• Potential participant must be at least 18 years old, with a diagnosis of a Intellectual/Developmental Disability within the mild to severe range.
• Potential participant must not exhibit ongoing behaviors that present a clear and present danger to self or others which is determined cannot be managed successfully with behavior management therapeutic supports and techniques utilized by the program.
• Alternate programs aimed at improving the potential participant’s behavior have failed.
• Potential participant must be willing to participate in development and implementation of a person-centered service plan.
• Potential participant must meet eligibility requirements for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)Waiver for group day support services.
• Potential participant must have chosen to participate in our program without any coercion and understand that it is a group day center-based program.
• Potential participant who have specialized supervision needs to monitory specific health conditions must not require skilled nursing care during hours of operation of the program.
• Potential participant must have training needs in the areas of self-care, communication, community living, behavior management, and/or independent living skills.
• Potential participant must have needs that can be adequately addressed within the staff to individual ration available in the program.