RHD Shared Living
RHD’s South Dakota Shared Living is a person-centered arrangement in which care is provided to participants in the private home of a family member, willing provider, or the participants themselves. This approach fosters genuine relationships where the participant and provider truly share life together, creating a more natural and supportive living environment.
At its core, Shared Living builds on the principles of life sharing, developing natural supports, and active community participation. Your Shared Living provider delivers comprehensive services, including assistance, support, and guidance across various daily living scenarios, such as safety and security, community integration, healthy lifestyle management, social interaction development, citizenship responsibilities, and personal advocacy.
This living option is available to any person with a disability who desires this supportive home environment and qualifies for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) through the Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities.
- Personalized Home Environment: Shared Living arrangements place participants in private homes of community members, friends, or family. Providers work as independent contractors with Resources for Human Development to deliver individualized support services.
- Enhanced Person-Centered Support: Participants enjoy greater access to tailored, individualized supports within a genuine home-like setting rather than an institutional environment.
- Community Connection: This model creates more opportunities for developing natural support networks and becoming active, engaged members of their local communities.
- Consistency in Care: Participants experience improved stability and continuity in both the supports received and the people providing them.
- Quality Matching Process: A comprehensive assessment ensures compatibility between participants and companions/shared living homes, guaranteeing meaningful and successful relationships.
Get Started with RHD South Dakota Shared Living
Contact:
- Zach Anderson, Program Director for Residential and Day Services at [email protected]
- Kyle Deutsch, Program Director for Shared Living at [email protected]
For Referrals: Download Applications for Services
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