Our Services

In-home and Community Support is a direct service provided in home and community settings to assist participants in acquiring, maintaining, and improving the skills necessary to live in the community, to live more independently, and to participate meaningfully in community life. This service includes ensuring the following assistance, support, and guidance (prompting, instruction, modeling, positive reinforcement) will be provided to the participant as needed to enable the individual to:

• Carry out activities of daily living such as personal grooming and hygiene, dressing, making meals, and maintaining a clean environment.
• Learn and develop practices that promote good health and wellness, such as nutritious meal planning, regular exercise, and carrying out prescribed therapies and exercises; and be aware of and avoid risks, including environmental risks, exploitation, and abuse.
• Manage their medical care, including scheduling and attending medical appointments, filling prescriptions, administering medications, and keeping health logs and records.
• Managing mental health diagnosis and emotional wellness,
• Communicate with providers, caregivers, family members, friends, and others.
• Develop and maintain relationships with members of the broader community
• Participate in preferred community activities such as shopping, restaurants, museums, movies, concerts, dances, and faith-based services.

Companion services are direct services provided to participants who live in private homes for limited supervision or assistance. They are designed to ensure the participant’s health, safety, and welfare or to assist the participant in performing activities of daily living. Services include supervision and assistance with socialization/community integration, assisting, or even performing activities of daily living such as grooming, household care, meal preparation and planning, ambulating, and medication administration by regulatory guidance.

Enhanced/Shift Nursing is a direct service provided either part-time or full-time by a licensed registered nurse (RN) or a licensed practical nurse (LPN) for individuals with medical needs. Transportation Services: 1. Saint Esther Inc. provides transportation services necessary to enable participation in community activities outside the home and attend medical appointments.