Wagga Wagga
What is Adult Accommodation Support Service Wagga?
Adult Accommodation Support Service is a division of
Kurrajong Waratah. We provide community based group home support to adults
with an intellectual disability. Kurrajong Waratah services are underpined
by the person centred approach which recognises individuality.
What does it do?
Adult Accommodation Support Service provides adults with an intellectual
disability support within a group home setting. The level of support varies
depending upon the relative need:
- Community Workers provide active support 24 hours per day
- Community Workers support is only provided during specific times of the
day, this may include sleepovers
- Limited support to people with a physical disability
Adult Accommodation provide training in a variety of areas depending on
individual needs:
1. Social Skills - Support in relationships, self-esteem, communication,
self-advocacy, decision making and choice, rights and responsibilities.
2. Money Management - Support in budgeting, bill paying, banking. A
percentage of the person's pension is required to support the person to
live in Adult Accommodation
3. Relaxation & Leisure Activities - Support in social and sporting
activities, holidays.
4. Household Living - Support in cooking, cleaning, shopping, personal
safety. Community workers assist service users with all of these
activities.
5. Personal Life - Support in managing health, making and keeping medical
appointments, healthy eating, personal hygiene, personal presentation,
managing behaviour.
6. Community Access - Each person receives support to access the community
according to their individual needs.
7. Vocational/Employment - Support provided to assist a person to maintain
their lifestyle to enable them to continue to access their
vocational/employment options.
Why is it important?
Enables adults with an intellectual disability to live in
the community with the appropriate level of support.
Who can use this service?
An adult who has an intellectual disability and requires
moderate support to live in the community. Placements are dependent on the
availability of resources and relative need. It is preferable that each
service user has employment or a day service placement outside of their
accommodation support.
Where do people live?
Adult Accommodation has eight group homes spread throughout
Wagga Wagga.
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