SERVICES

Supported Living

1. Supported Living – Supported Living is intended to increase and promote independence, and teach skills necessary to prepare people to live on their own residential setting. Supported Living is designed to address assessed needs and individually identified outcomes. Within the Supported Living model, there are four categories of service: Basic, Moderate, Extensive, and Extraordinary Medical/Behavioral. The four categories are based on the intensity and nature of individual support needs.

2. Intensive Medical Living Supports – IMLS is a Living Supports option for persons with complex medical needs who require intensive, DSP supports as well as nursing care and oversight. This service promotes health and supports each person to acquire, retain, or improve skills necessary to live in the community and prevent institutionalization. IMLS may be provided on a long term or short-term basis.

3. Self-Directed – Self-Directed services gives the individual the ability to direct all their service delivery through MCO options, this service is not an option for everyone. Prior to being eligible for this service the individual must first be apart of a insurance carrier which will provide funding for the individual to receive services and must have been receiving Agency based services for an identified period of time.

4. Mi Via – The Mi Via Self-Directed Waiver is an option for people who have received an allocation to the NM Developmental Disabilities (DD) Waiver or the Medically Fragile (MF) Waiver. It is a state Medicaid waiver that helps people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities self-direct their own waiver services, with the support of a Mi Via Consultant. It provides the flexibility to use non-traditional supports to meet needs that are directly related to the person’s disability.

5. Private Pay – The individual and / or their associated legal guardian, would be responsible for all fees necessary to provide the level of services requested by the individual and / or their associated guardian. Onyx, with the assistance of the individual and / or associated guardian, develops a service plan to ensure all aspects of the individual is supported appropriately. All Private Pay services must be approved by Onyx Owners.

Customized Community Supports – CCS for adults are designed to assist a person to increase his/her independence and potentially reduce the amount of paid supports, to establish or strengthen interpersonal relationships, to join social networks, and to participate in typical community life.

CCS are based upon the preferences and choices of each person and designed to measure progress toward Desired Outcomes specified in the ISP. Activities include adaptive skill development, adult educational supports, citizenship skills, communication, social skills, self-advocacy, informed choice, community integration, and relationship building.

Outcomes from this service may include an enhanced capacity for self-determination, development of social networks that allow the person to experience valued social roles while contributing to his or her community, and establishing lasting community connections.

Adult Nursing Services (ANS) are designed to meet a variety of health conditions experienced by adults receiving services on the DD Waiver Program. These services are intended to support the highest practicable level of health, functioning and independence for persons, age 21 years and older who:

1. reside in a Family Living setting;
2. receive Customized In-Home Supports;
3. require ANS but who do not receive Living Supports; or
4. require ANS during participation in CCS-I or CCS-Small Group and/or CIE.

ANS are also available for young adults, age 18 through 20, who: reside in Family Living and are at aspiration risk and who are required to have ARM supports.