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Blossoms
As things evolve over time, the Center is looking towards the future and assorted opportunities to provide people through Day Habilitation. Blossoms is a co-operative business that offers people in the community a weekly delivery of fresh bud vases for tables, desks or wherever. Our workers take great pride in being personally involved in every facet of the business from filling orders to delivering the fresh arrangements personally and with a smile.
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· Physical Therapy is available to all people supported by the Center. Referrals must be made by a physician. Physical therapy will be delivered as directed after an evaluation, this applies to chronic and acute conditions. The Physical Therapy staff establishes home programs and assist with equipment as well as provides direct therapy services.
· Hydrotherapy is a modality conducted in a pool with warm water and hydro-jets. This modality is recommended for persons with circulation, orthopedic and post surgical problems, e.g. cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis and fractures. The patient experiences increased blood flow, muscle relaxation and movement that would be more difficult out of the water. It requires a physicians order and is contra-indicated if you have open draining sores, menses and pregnancy.
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Intake: A
Social Case Worker from the Department of Mental Health, Retardation and
Hospital’s Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) makes all
referrals to the Day Program. The
Maher
Center
’s Case Manager/Residential Service Coordinator is the point of contact
and receives a referral packet from the DDD Social Case Worker if the
Maher
Center
is chosen as the provider agency. An
intake meeting is then scheduled for the person, his/her family, DDD
Social Case Worker, Maher Center Human Resource staff and the Center’s
nurse. At this meeting, goals
are set by the person and other interested parties during the development
of the individual support agreement. The
provision of supports are then followed by the Case Manager/Residential
Service Coordinator and reviewed with the person’s team as needed but at
least annually.
· Case Management is provided to all individuals supported by the Center. Case managers are responsible for processing all pertinent information gathered upon intake and throughout the person’s tenure with the Center. During the intake session individuals with disabilities and all pertinent parties are involved in setting goals and objectives. Case managers facilitate Annual Individual Planning Meetings (I.P.), which review the individual’s progress, reassess past goals and develop new goals as necessary.
· Nursing is provided to all who attend the Center. Nurses monitor individuals overall health and provide supports as needed. The nursing staff also provides ongoing training to staff and people with disabilities in the area of health care services.
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The Art Program offered through the
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Seniors:
In
the past, the life span of people with disabilities was much shorter than
that of the general population.
Present day data shows this to no longer be true as people with
disabilities may live as long as people without disabilities.
To accommodate this sector of the population, the
Maher
Center
provides a community-based program for people over the age of 55 who want
a more relaxed and recreational kind of day.
Activities range from bowling, to shopping, to lunch, to picnics or
whatever the group chooses to do for the day.
They have even been spotted at T.F. Green Airport watching the
planes take off and land.
· Adaptive Physical Education: Studies show that exercise helps to reduce the chance of fractures and other serious injury, wards off osteoporosis and aids in better heart and lung functions creating more oxygen in the blood flowing to the brain. Many diseases, especially in the elderly, are really diseases of inactivity. To address this problem for our aging population who often have balance issues in addition to those who have severely limited physical capabilities, the Maher Center offers a physical education program that adapts movement activities that coincide with each person’s level of capability. The program applies exercises that build and improve stamina through specialized dance, games, stretching and muscle building techniques.
· Rogers: One day every month from September through May Maher Center participants have their hair shampooed, cut, styled, curled and blown dry by students at Rogers High School Cosmetology Department. If there is time, a manicure is also an option for those who attend. This free service is a perfect opportunity for the cosmetology students to perfect their trade while offering people with disabilities the option of various hairstyles and a choice in which cosmetology student they prefer. If someone chooses a quick cut, they are treated to coffee and pastry in the Colonial Dining Room while awaiting the rest of the group to finish primping.
· The Learning Unlimited Program at Salve Regina University is a Department of Education/Special Education Program initiative to promote an inclusive learning community.
Individuals involved in this program include: students with developmental disabilities; their families; friends and support staff; university undergraduates enrolled as volunteers or students in the special education learning course; work-study interns and a faculty member. Salve Regina University creates an accessible and welcoming environment for people with developmental disabilities and creates opportunities for undergraduate students and people with disabilities to learn from each other through education, recreation and socialization.
Learning Unlimited offers weekly classes, accessible library and computer lab services and a Web site for participants. In addition a variety of special events and programs are held on campus throughout the year.
· Music Program: Visits from “ The Music Man” are always harmoniously fun-filled events. Packing a plethora of instruments from guitars to mandolins, bongos to maracas, the music instructor is a master at entertaining and encouraging group participation. Anyone who is interested is invited to step up to the mic and belt out a tune or two, and those who are not so much performers at heart have just as much fun shaking a tambourine or banging on a drum and just singing along. A terrific time is always had by all!
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