Supported Living Services for Individuals with Complex Care

Regional Centers can currently provide the following services.  Please check with your Regional Center caseworker for more information:

  • Supported Living Services (SLS). Assist adults with developmental disabilities, such as living in their own home or apartment, with the level of support they need. Support may include help choosing a home, daily living assistance, emergency support, managing finances, community participation, and choosing attendants or housemates. SLS is flexible and continues until needed.
  • Enhanced Supported Living Services (ESLS). An intensive version of SLS for individuals who live in a group home or own a place with complex behavioral, mental health, or medical needs who require more specialized staff, higher supervision, trauma-informed support, or stabilization. ESLS is designed for people who have struggled in other settings or are at risk of being placed in a crisis placement. This can include the following as well:
    • Have not been successful in group homes or standard Supported Living
    • Experience frequent crises that threaten their stability
    • Needs intensive oversight or specialized support to live in the community safely.
    • Needs an alternative to hospitalization or restrictive placement.
    • Examples include individuals with:
      • Severe or frequent behaviors of concern (e.g., aggression, property destruction)
      • Co-occurring mental health diagnoses
      • A history of psychiatric hospitalizations, crisis home stays, or forensic involvement
      • Medical or biomedical issues that complicate behavior or daily living
  • Independent Living Skills (ILS). Independent Living Skills (ILS) services provide training for adults who want to increase their independence. ILS can be delivered in the home, including a parent’s or family member’s home. ILS is not hands-on care; instead, it focuses on teaching and coaching adults to build daily living skills so they can live more independently. Examples of skills taught through ILS include:
    • Cooking, meal planning, and grocery shopping
    • Budgeting and money management
    • Managing medical appointments and medications
    • Cleaning, home organization, and laundry
    • Community safety and transportation

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This Resource Guide was developed to provide families and professionals with an opportunity to find resources related to autism in the Inland Empire in one place.

All information provided or published by the Autism Society Inland Empire is for information purposes only. Specific treatment, therapy or services should be provided to an individual only at the direction of the individual’s doctor, caregiver, or other qualified professional. References to any treatment or therapy option, program, service, or treatment provider are not an endorsement by the Autism Society. References of treatments, therapies, programs, services, and/or providers are not intended to be comprehensive statements. You should investigate alternatives that may be more appropriate for a specific individual. The Autism Society assumes no responsibility for the use made of any information published or provided. The Autism Society Inland Empire provides information, but it does not constitute medical or legal information. Referrals provided are suggestions to organizations that might help, but do not constitute a recommendation. The Autism Society Inland Empire cannot be held responsible for consequences that arise from individual dealings with a professional or organization. The inclusion of any organization does not imply endorsement, and omission does not imply disapproval. The Autism Society Inland Empire may add or remove organizations from this list at its discretion.