Housing Solutions
SAIL Home Scituate
A home is a haven that provides safety and a place of comfort. It holds our hopes and dreams and allows us to be ourselves. SAIL Home wishes this for all individuals, and we seek to create housing models to support those who live there to live their best lives.
Resources
Through the New Futures Initiative (NFI) training with the Center for Independent Futures, the professional background of our board, and the experiences of our founding members, SAIL Home has an extensive range of knowledge to share with families who are looking to find or create supported housing opportunities that best meet the needs for their loved one. This may include funding pathways, assistive technology, service delivery models, how to form a “family group” of others who want to create housing, and housing options. Contact us for more information.
Technology
Assistive technologies (AT) include devices, tools, and equipment which are designed to enhance a person’s functional skills and foster independence. AT has an abundance of benefits it affords people who have IDD and/or autism. It can address a variety of challenges people face daily regarding social interactions, health and hygiene, safety, communication, and improving a person’s quality of life. Types of AT range from visual schedules to medication dispensers to remote support monitoring systems. Assistive technology may lead to the reduction of staff check-ins, more autonomy, and more privacy.
SAIL Home Scituate will incorporate AT into its residences based on the specific needs of the individuals who will live there. For some individuals, this may mean Apple air tags, smart ovens, anti-scald shower devices, and ring doorbells.
Contact SAIL Home to learn more about assistive technology and how it may help promote independence for your loved one.
Upcoming Trainings & Events
We will be holding a training session in Fall 2024 with the Center for Independent Futures and their New Futures Initiative training module. This is a step-by-step approach that gives individuals and their families the ability to open doors to supported living options in their own neighborhoods. Applications for this session will be due by July 1, 2024. Contact SAIL Home to learn more.