LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT I

Life Skills Development Level 1 – Companion services consist of non-medical care, supervision, and socialization activities provided to recipients age 21 years or older. This service must be provided in direct relation to the achievement of the recipient’s goals as specified in the recipient’s support plan. The service provides access to community-based activities that cannot be provided by natural or other unpaid supports, and should be defined as activities most likely to result in increased ability to access community resources without paid support. These services can be scheduled on a regular, long-term basis.
Activities can be volunteer activities performed by the recipient as a pre-work activity or activities that connect a recipient to the community.
Who Can Receive
Recipients must be 21 years or older.
Place of Service
Companion services can be provided in the following settings:
• Recipient’s own home
• Recipient’s family home
• This service may be provided to individuals who resided in a licensed facility while the recipient is engaged in a community activity as long as the companion service is not duplicative of what is required by the residential provider licensing requirements
• The community
Companion services cannot be received in the home of the provider or in the home of a relative or friend of the provider.