Declaration of Purpose: We the people of Residential Services strive to ensure a quality of life consisting of the necessities and niceties, meaningful opportunities and self-determined outcomes.

Each of us values the importance of honest communication and consistency.  The trust we place in each other helps to create the security and stability essential for us all.

We do this through a supportive partnership based on growth and mutual respect for one another.

As part of a 24-hour a day 7-day a week relationship, we recognize the potential of each life moment as a shared learning experience.  We are residential services, where life and living go hand in hand.

Overview: While “home” can take many forms, The Arc offers the greatest level of independence possible in comfortable, healthy, individualized and home-like environments.  As the first private sector residential provider in Oneida County, the Agency has more than 25 years experience in the field.  Residential options reflect a vast range of supports and focus on the abilities of the people we serve.  With over 34 Individualized Residential Alternatives throughout Oneida and Lewis counties, Arc homes can be found in quiet, rural settings or bustling city neighborhoods; in small quaint villages or sprawling suburbs.  Living opportunities include homes ranging in size from two-person to ten-person.  The agency has a commitment to provide smaller residences that blend into neighborhoods.  The majority of residences are for three to six people.

Support and assistance is based on need and personal preference; and ranges from a few hours per week to 24-hour, on-site supervision. The residential program offers more than just custodial care or room and board.  Each person’s Residential Habilitation Plan is based on his or her individual strengths, needs, interests and valued outcomes. The program provides support, assistance and oversight in all aspects of a person’s life from recreation to medical needs.  Individuals’ valued outcomes are diverse and unique.  Individuals have attained lifetime goals, such as obtaining United States Citizenship, or a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, with help from Residential Services.

Under the New York State Cares Initiative, the Agency has developed several new IRA’s designed to meet the specific needs and desires of individuals and their families. Currently, the Agency is committed to reconfigure existing residences that will offer greater opportunities for individualization, accessibility, privacy and personal space.

Services Include: Residential Habilitation, Skill Enhancement, Recreation, Medical Oversight and Advocacy.  Services are individualized based on personal choice, strengths, interests, and preferences.  Our goal is to assist individuals in taking active roles in determining their futures.

Admission Criteria:

The person must be at least 18 years of age.
The person must have a documented developmental disability prior to age 22.
The person must be capable of participating in daytime employment or services   
       (excluding retirees).
The person must be capable of fire evacuation within the site's specific parameters.
The person must not be harmful to self, others and/or property or manifest
       behaviors that are unresponsive to interventions within the capabilities of the
       program.
 The person must not require medical care beyond the capabilities of the program.
 The person desires admission.

For Additional Placement Information Phone (315) 272-1560

Or Email resservices@thearcolc.org

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