BDiiqg/15.- , TITLE - Pr'ocedure Manual for 'Group HOtmes fok Develdpm'entakly . V ' Disabled Adults.' .Revised - January, 197.7. 4 .'INSTTT.UTION . '' North .Carolina ,State Dept. of HumanResourcee,, .- Raleigh': .Div.; of. tteZtal, Health 5ervics. PUBDATE '.' Jan...71 .1.." NOTE i . .EDRS PRICE . MF$0.'83 HC$1.2.71Plus'Postage. DS'CRIETORS "Adults; _Community Agencies (Public) ; *Commd4ity . :.. Prog,rams; Developmental Disabilities; *GrOup Experience; *Mentally Handicapped ;.*PVogram Developmepst; '' Program Planning;,*Repidential . t , . Progras'm , liCr' (--). .. ABSTRACT . -4! . The manual presents policieS and guidelines kor.. ;. planning and developing :group hdmes fordeveldpmentally disabled and mentally .retarded adults. Procedures are outlined for agencies group, home includfng- the rea meptal health involved in.developing. .4. , tpFogram,, Zcn7'Profit board, regional mental healt4 ffticeregional facilities seXiing the mentally -retarded, county department of Social.... services, and the division of facility serviCeS. Among .topics addressed are group home, Location; fending, "kepi' ent.selection;" and facility licenEsure. The bulk of the' document is comprised °of 53 , appendixes, including sample application .forms, sam`ple agreements , . between cooperating 'agencies, lists of job responsibilities; and , informationoZ community. relations. (CL) .. * 'DocUments acquired, by .ERIC include' mgny; iinfOrmal unpublished * * Materials zot available, from."other sourceS:ERIC makeS ever,y!effort *. 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OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES MENTAL. RETARDATION SECTION ALBEMARLE gun.pING 325 NORTH, SALISBURY 5TREET ; RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27611 CONTENTt 6 ; INTRODUCTION OVTHE GROUP' NOME PROCEDURE mAripAL "e 'GROUP HOMES; FOR iIENTALLY RETARDED ADULTSrMINIMUM STNNDARDS:::.: (Mehtal Retardatibn Servici0,- POLICIES , GU IDEtINES FOR PLANNING-AND invaapriENT .OF GROUP HOMES , 'SECTION 1.. AREA .MENTALHEALTH:p.R6G4 . 1.1 Area Mental Health Program-Group Home Coordinator Designated ' 1.2.Needs Assess...A, \, 1.3 Contact County DeOattment'of SocIal Sei'vices 1.4.Application Sent to.. Reg-fonal Mental, Health Office 1.5 Management. of Grotip, l31ome s 1.6 Plans Presented to-ea Mental. Health Boa 1:7 'Family Contact , 1.8 Eligibility for Serifiges and Financial ". -Askistance for Communit$ Residents 1.9 Transition of..Conanunity Reiidentr into Group Homes 1.10'In.Service Training , 1.11' Other Du ies and ResPonsibflities of Area 'Mentalealth PrOgrarn .! , age SECTION' 2. NON-PROFIT BOARii 23 2.1 Duties of *the Board 23 2.2 Croiteria far Resident 'Selection 24 , 2.3 Composition and Duties of Seection Committee 25 2.4 GrouP Home. Location 2.5 Begin, ,Litensure yrocedure 20 I 2.6", Lease,Group Home 47. 2.7 We-Renovation Preparation 27.. Renovations 28 2.9. Personnel Selection 28 c Ig.1o, Equipment furcha'sed 29 2:11Transition of Residents 28 , 2.12Other. Duties.' and Responsibilities of 'the . Board 30 SECTION 3. REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH. OFFICE 32 , s 3.1 Funding (Legislature) 32. ; :4 . 40! 3.2.. Planning.Begins 32 3.3 Plan 'Revievied "by Regional ManageMent Team, 32. 3.,4 Regional Mental Health; Office Select Grantees 32 (' . ' ..1_ 3.5 Alreement with Area Mental Heplth ,Program 33 'IL6 Consul tation 33, 0. - . ? 3.7 Other Duties and Respo Mental Heal th Office SECTION 4. REGIONAL FACIUTIES 4.1 ,Contultation 4.2-04-Res i dent pelecti-an 4.3 Family Conitact LISA 4.4 Elfgibiltty for 5ervices and Financi0 . Assistance . 36 4.5 Transition of Residents' 36. 4.6 In-Servibe Training - 37 47 Other Duties .and Responsfbil jtes of Regional Facilities . 17' SECTION 'DEPARTMENT OF4SOCIAL SERV ES (COUNTY.) 38 5.1 -Director, DepertMent ofocia1 Services 38 Consultatton 38 5: 3 Liteniui.e Prqcedure 39 5.4, Eligibil y for SerVides And Ffnancial :Assista 5..5 Final 'OtillOK 40 .! 5..6 Other' Outfes. and :)Its pans bii tles of the ) County Department Of Siicial Services 40 SECTION 6. DIVISiON OF FACILITY SERVICES '41 .0 6.1 L censure Authori ti ),41 Licensure ProCedure 42 0. '6.3 Approval, of Plans -42 `:1 . 6.4 Application for License :43. 6.5 Pre-Licensure Inspection 43' : 6.6 Licensure - 44 . 6,7- Other Duties and ReSponsibpities of .4 Facility Services , A. Function cirArei Mental Heal$h Group' ' moo Coordinator . :; B. tcatfO(Flifirs )4 I. 414 0: 8.1 Appl 1101,10- Grant , 52, tr; . : .; 4 B. 2 APpl icatf4(for Group .H9me Reftewa 1Grant. 15 , B.3. Audget Ini*mati,onfor Appl icatiop 57 C. Sampl e Bylawsl nd Articlet of Ancorporation 66 D. Admits ion1.- InfOftation'. D.1 Suggested Admissi on Pol icy 74 CI% 2 "'.Samp411.014ipticition fOrAdifiss fon D.3 Sampl e Agreement Between Resident and. Group HoOe 77 E. GrOult Home Training po g.1 On4entation andTraining 81 Definitfons, 84. 0. QUatierlyfinancial Report . 87 Rfsidefif Assessment and Goal Planning 91 Other 4Possibl 4' Funding Resouic es . Farmeri. Home 'Adminfstration 101 H.2 Nous fng and Community.Development Act of 1974. 104 \ . I. AOtements 1.1 Sample Agreement Between Area Mental Health. :Program and Regional :Mental Health Office for Groqp,,, Home Grant , ,4 . : 111 I . 2 tamOi Agreement BetWeen Arek Mental 'Health Program and Non-PtofitiBoard: .° 1.3 Sample Agreement Between the Area Mental Heal th Board and a Private Non-Profit :Board Ifor : prchasenonstructi on Funds 116 6. s GIs Eita Guidel ines for OperatiOn . Guidelines or Employment of Group Home . , Administrator '', 1118 J.2 , Guidelines for the Purchase/Cohstruction of Coninunity. Based Group Homes for Mentally Retarded Adults ' .. J.3 Guidelines for Group Home Lease 123 , K.: %lob. Responsibi 1 i tier-- . K.1 Job Respbnsibilities of G;oup Home Manager 1.28* K.2 Joesponsesb R ibiliti of Group Nome Admntstratori i 130.. 1;1 . Suggested Equipment List 1 131 M. , Federal Wage and Hour Regulations i 136 N. Group Home Insurance 146 0; Licensure Standards 0.1 °Homes for aevelopmentally Disabled Adults 146 0.2 Family Care Homes i 147 . D.3 Rules and' Regulations Governing Sanitation '148 0.4 North Carolina Building Code-Section 520 154 . P. Evaluations P.1 Suggested Group Home Eialdition Guide- 157 .P.2 Suggested Resident Interview Guide 176 Community Relations 179 Q..1 .Problems in Establishing i GrOirp Home 182 Q.2 Suggested 'Reading Liit 9Q Q.3 Suggested Films 191 Q. 4 Qu esti ons and Answers Regard ng Group HOmes 194 Q.5 Other QuestiOns By Neighbors 197' Q.6 Samole Comiinity Relatibris Article 199 7 vi !Mt R. Rights R.1. Declaration of General and Special.Rights of-the Mentally Retarded 201 ,R.2 The Rights of Individuals. Who.Are MentallY Retarded 203 R.3 Rights 'of Handicapped Persons / 't 4" R.4 Legal Assistance '206 S. Dynamics and Functtons of,a Beard of Directors 207 t, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 215 Os ta - INTRODUCTION ,When we take a man as ha' iswe make him doree; )but ,whenItJe.take a Aan as if he Were' carpady what ,he Should ue, we promote him to what he can be.. .° Garkt - Mentally retardecf persons haVe the inherent rightto:strive. to fulfitl, their I3otential.as human beingt . Just ai ab i 1 i ties of oeopl e i n7 the general r public vary, so do those,e_the retarded. 01 mentally retardedpersons ,taii: be, helped to lead, a richer tnd more dignified lferegardless of the degree of. their retardation. , , . We believe in proViding SerVices which: giVepersons .who are mentally retarded an opportunity to deV4100 their potential, te:tecome'moreself- sufficient, and to attain self=confidence and dignity.-Thehabilitation of akindividual include$ effortt to assist the ihdivtduaiindeveloping POtential vocationally and also in developing his maxiMum leVel of indepeodent, 11Ving..We also believe that each;mentally retarded person'Should: receive the apprepriate protectiVe and fellow-along services that .hestle.individually . needs.. , . ;t is within this framework that the attached guidelineswere'developed., .Through these gyidelinet, it is hoped that all private andpublic agencies ' of north Carolina ;an .work cooperativelptoward crieating an effective;, meaningful return' of. institutional residents to society; andthat unnecessary i nstitutionalization' of mentally retarded persona now.onour waiting lists ind/or living, at home,can be prevented and that,necessary structure, super- visibn, and protection in the least restrictive'.evironment possible can be 'provided. ' *, 'm If, p'érseni who are mentally retarded are to be prepared to liveas independently as possible in the community,then we mUst provide them with 'a setting which is-conducive to integration and which diminishes those features which Would tend to set them apart from society. Any housing for Mentally- retarded persons-should, therefore,be