Description
Services include training and assistance in independent living skills for adults with developmental disabilities or related conditions.
The goal of SILS is to support people in ways that will enable them to achieve personally desired outcomes and lead self-directed lives in the community.
At Home Services
First aid and obtaining assistance in an emergency
Learning and exercising rights and responsibilities of community living
Meal planning and preparation
Obtaining and maintaining a home
Personal appearance and hygiene
Self-administration of medication
Shopping
Social, recreation and transportation skills, including appropriate social behavior
Using the phone and other utilities
Managing money
Engaging in activities that make it possible for adults with developmental disabilities or related conditions to live in the community
Other Services
Grocery shopping assistance
Help with preparing meals
Household organization, paperwork sorting, etc.
Housekeeping
Money management
Personal shopping assistance
Payment
Services are funded by counties and the Minnesota Department of Human Services Disability Services Division