West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families
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West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families
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Adult Residential Services refer to a range of services provided by the Department of Health and Human Resources to benefit incapacitated adults who reside in certain paid placement settings. Adult Residential Services are generally needed in situations when an incapacitated adult needs a supportive living arrangement but does not have family and/or financial resources to provide for these needs. The placement settings include Adult Family Care Homes, Adult Emergency Shelter Care Homes, Residential Board and Care Homes and Personal Care Homes. The role of DHHR in provision of these services are two fold.
First, Adult Services staff can assist the adult with locating an appropriate placement setting, assist with the placement process and help the adult become adjusted to his/her new home, and assist with payment for their care in the placement setting when the adult does not have sufficient resources to cover the total cost of their care. After placement, the Adult Services staff maintain ongoing contact with the adult to ensure that their needs continue to be met.
Second, Adult Services staff provide support and ongoing monitoring of two types of adult residential settings, Adult Family Care Homes and Adult Emergency Shelter Care homes. These two types of homes must be certified by the Department of Health and Human Resources before they may accept placement of an adult their home. The role of DHHR involves the recruitment of suitable homes and, once certified, to provide and ongoing support, monitoring, and review to ensure that providers are able to furnish appropriate care and a supportive home for the adults placed in the home.
