Home and community services
Semi-independent living services
Semi-independent living services (SILS) include training and assistance in managing money, preparing meals, shopping, hygiene and other activities needed to maintain and improve the capacity of an adult with a developmental disability to live in the community. A goal of SILS is to support people in ways that help them achieve their goals and direct their own lives.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must meet all of these criteria:
- Be 18 or older
- Be determined to have a developmental disability or a related condition
- Be unable to function independently without semi-independent living services.
Services
Services include training and assistance in:
- First aid and getting help in an emergency
- Learning and exercising rights and responsibilities of community living
- Nutrition, meal planning and preparation
- Obtaining and maintaining a home
- Personal appearance and hygiene
- Self-administration of medication
- Shopping
- Social, recreation and transportation skills, including appropriate social behavior
- Using the phone and other utilities.