Individual Support

Friendship Home became qualified to provide Individual Support Services through the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services in 2010. We offer a broad range of options designed to help individuals remain in their family home or apartment by providing life skills training, travel training, vocational support and a variety of other supports. Our Individual Support Advocates meet with individuals and families to design an array of supports that help the individual to build skills, safely access the community and fulfill their goals and objectives. Services provided include:

Individual Home Supports offers training for individuals to assist with the development of life skills and community habilitation activities.

Homemaker Services offers assistance with shopping, meal planning, laundry and performance of general household tasks.

Chore Services offers services to help maintain a clean and safe home including minor home repairs and heavy cleaning where no other person is responsible.

Adult Respite Services provides care in the individual’s home when the current care giver is unavailable.

Adult Companion Services provides companionship so that the individual may successfully reside in his/her home or in the family home with supervision, socialization, and assistance with activities of daily life.

Community Residential Peer Supports provides training, instruction and mentoring for individuals about self-advocacy, participant direction, civic participation, leadership, benefits and participation in the community. This may be provided one to one or in a small group.

Community/Residential Family Training provides training for families regarding behavioral plans, family leadership, support of self-advocacy, and independence for the family member.

We often have individuals who participate in a combination of programs designed to meet their support needs. Please feel free to arrange a tour of our facility and sit down with a staff person who can help you to develop an individual plan.