dragonsanddemons wrote:
Near where I live, there's a senior care home that has three levels of care, based on intensity. As your care needs increase, you move from one level to the next. I wish there was something like the opposite of that for people with developmental disabilities, where you would start out with a higher level of assistance and move to a lower one and then be ready to live on your own. Like, I might start out at a level where someone would check in on me and assist me in areas I need help with, but I wouldn't live with them 24/7 (probably the middle level of care). That would give me the help I need while also giving me a measure of independence and allowing room for improvement, hopefully eventually getting to the point where I could be completely independent. Unfortunately, in actuality, I pretty much have to be either completely dependent or completely independent for most things.
This likely would be a good idea. The average emancipated teenager or very high functioning developmentally disabled individual might just need a life coach to stop in once a week, or a few times, or whatever to keep them pointed in the right direction and provide guidance with a few challenging tasks.
Other folks might need more supervision and guidance, and with less 'hope' for total independence, but ideally if possible even reducing the hours of support could be viewed as an end goal. But something were it's daily (or semi-daily, whatever) and with more hands-on help might be developed.
Finally, for some folks it might be recognized that they need more significant care and supervision, although if it's for several hours a day, every day that's the point I would be considering something that's more of a 'group living' solution.
Whatever, those are guesses at what
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