Host Homes

Residential services provided in a single-family home setting in Iowa are called host home services. These services are delivered under a subcontract with Vodec and are continuous services. Host homes provide specialized training and support for the acquisition, retention or improvement of skills related to living in the community. These include adaptive skill development of daily living activities, including:

  • Personal grooming and cleanliness
  • Bed making and household chores
  • Eating and the preparation of food
  • Community inclusion
  • Transportation
  • The social and leisure skill development necessary to enable the consumer to live in the most integrated setting appropriate to his/her needs.

Our host home services also include personal care and protective oversight as applicable to the consumer as well as supervision. Health maintenance activities, supervision and assistance with personal needs are provided when identified as a need and documented in the team meetings.

Shared Living

Residential services provided in a single-family home setting in Nebraska are called shared living services. These services are delivered under a subcontract with Vodec and are continuous services. Shared living provides specialized training and support for the acquisition, retention or improvement of skills related to living in the community. These include adaptive skill development of daily living activities, including:

  • Personal grooming and cleanliness
  • Bed making and household chores
  • Eating and the preparation of food
  • Community inclusion
  • Transportation
  • The social and leisure skill development necessary to enable consumers to live in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs

Our shared living services also include personal care and protective oversight as applicable to the consumer as well as supervision. Health maintenance activities, supervision and assistance with personal needs are provided when identified as a need and documented in the team meetings. Our shared living providers are on-site and immediately available at all times to the consumers receiving services, including during their sleep time.