Admissions

Referral for consideration for admission to our homes is primarily coordinated with your Tri-Counties Regional Center Service Coordinator.

For Intermediate Care Facilities, regulations specify the following eligibility criteria for admission.

ICF/DD-Habilitative

Must have two developmental deficits in either of these domains:

Self Help Domain

  1. Eating
  2. Toileting
  3. Bladder control
  4. Dressing

Social-Emotional Domain

  1. Unacceptable social behavior
  2. Aggression
  3. Self-injurious behavior
  4. Smearing
  5. Property destruction
  6. Runs or wanders away
  7. Temper tantrums

Conditions which may exclude beneficiaries from placement:

  1. Aggression – has had violent episodes which have caused serious physical injury in the past year.
  2. Self-injurious behavior causes severe injury which requires physician attention at least once per year.
  3. Smearing-smears at every opportunity
  4. Has an active communicable disease that is required to be reported
  5. Has a decubitus of any stage.

ICF/DD-Nursing

Must have two developmental deficits in any one or combination of these three domains:

Self Help Domain

  1. Eating
  2. Toileting
  3. Bladder control
  4. Dressing

Social-Emotional Domain

  1. Unacceptable social behavior
  2. Aggression
  3. Self-injurious behavior
  4. Smearing
  5. Property destruction
  6. Runs or wanders away
  7. Temper tantrums

Motor Domain

  1. Ambulation
  2. Crawling and standing
  3. W/C mobility
  4. Rolling and sitting

Must have need for intermittent skilled nursing services such as:

  1. Apnea monitoring
  2. Colostomy care
  3. Gastrostomy feeding and care
  4. Naso-gastric feeding
  5. Tracheostomy care and suctioning
  6. Oxygen therapy
  7. I.P.P.B.
  8. Catheterization
  9. Wound irrigation & dressing
  10. Licensed nurse evaluation on an intermittent basis – see eligibility guidelines
  11. Special feeding assistance
  12. Repositioning to avoid skin breakdown which would lead to decubitus ulcers and contractures.

Conditions which may exclude beneficiaries from placement:

  1. Aggression – has had violent episodes which have caused serious physical injury in the past year.
  2. Self-injurious behavior causes severe injury which requires physician attention at least once per year.
  3. Smearing-smears at every opportunity
  4. Has an active communicable disease that is required to be reported
  5. Has a decubitus of stages III or IV.