Community Programs – Children & Adults

DSP with arm around clientgroup homes

Our Group Homes provide quality homes for children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. Located throughout Connecticut, each home  has been carefully designed to accommodate the needs of the people living in them. Our group homes have full-time and part-time support staff, supervisors, nurses, speech therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists and social workers. Our staff also includes dietitians, managers, and behavior specialists. Most individuals have their own bedroom.  Two to eight program individuals live in a home with the average being six per home .

Exterior of Group HomeWe offer homes for children and adults and work with each individual’s planning team to provide a successful transition. Homes for children under 21 are dedicated to supporting children with medically complex needs or behavioral challenges and to providing continuity of learning from school to home.

 Every Oak Hill group home features:

  • Individualized
  • Highly qualified professionals
  • Daily person-centered activities designed to enhance learning and personal competencies
  • Leisure time activities that encourage the pursuit of hobbies and development of friendships
  • Emphasis on community integration
  • Safe, comfortable, and personalized environments
Individualized Homes

Client holds guitar while staff assistsFor people with independent living skills, individualized home supports provide regular, but not live-in-support. Individuals receive the supports necessary to learn, grow and be a part of their community.

 

 

 

 

Our professional staff provides support with:

  • Health and nutritional concerns
  • Scheduling and attending personal appointments
  • Household budgeting and personal finances
  • Companionship
  • Retention of daily living skills transportation to outings

Apply for a Group or Individualized Home Placement –
Individuals must be enrolled in the Connecticut Department of Developmental Services (DDS) Comprehensive Waiver Program to receive residential services.

Need help getting started?
Contact Bruce Stovall, Chief Operating Officer at Bruce.Stovall@OakHillCT.org 

Waiver Types Defined
The Comprehensive Waiver is for people who live in licensed group homes, community-training homes or assisted living. It can also be used for people who live in their own home or their family’s home, who are in need of a comprehensive level of supports, usually because of significant physical, behavioral or medial support needs.