RIGHTS UNDER THE LANTERMAN ACT

Chapter Seven
Living Arrangements for Adults and Children

·       Supported and Independent Living

·       Foster Family Living

·       Small Group Living Arrangements

·       Institutional Settings

·       Rights In Group Living Arrangements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Written by: PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY, INC.
Publication #5063.01 – English
Copyright © 1983 by PAI - REVISED EDITION 2006

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.        What choices do I have about where I will live? 7-1

2.        What specific living arrangements are available for people who do not live in their parents’ or families’ home? 7-2

3.        How can I live independently if I need supports? 7-2

4.        What are independent living skills services? 7-3

5.        What is supported living? 7-4

6.        What is the difference between ILS and SLS? 7-7

7.        Who is eligible for supported living? 7-7

8.        Can I be denied supported living because the regional center says it will cost too much? 7-7

9.        What does it mean for SLS to be cost-effective? 7-8

10.      How do I get SLS? 7-8

11.      How many people will I live with in supported living? 7-9

12.      Can I receive emergency or crisis intervention services in my supported living arrangement? 7-10

13.      What is a Bates Home? 7-10

14.      What is a Foster Family Agency home placement? 7-11

15.      What is an Adult Family Home Agency (AFHA)? 7-11

16.      What is a Family Teaching Model Home? 7-12

17.      What types of group living arrangements are available? 7-13

18.      What types of Residential CCFs are there? What are ARM Levels? 7-13

19.      How many people live in CCF homes? 7-16

20.      What happens if the facility I live in says I must leave because of my behavior? 7-16

21.      Can a city put special requirements on the location of small CCF homes? 7-17

22.      What types of Intermediate Care Facility (ICFs) are there? 7-17

23.      What efforts are being made to “downsize” large CCFs and ICFs? 7-19

24.      What is a developmental center (DC)? 7-19

25.      What is a Nursing Facility (NF)? 7-20

26.      What is a Sub-Acute Facility? 7-21

27.      Are there specialized living arrangements for people with dual diagnosis of developmental and psychiatric disabilities? 7-21

28.      What is a community treatment facility? 7-21

29.      What happens if I choose a certain type of living arrangement and it is not available? 7-22

30.      If I have to place my child, who is under 18, out of my home, how can I make sure that he or she remains nearby? 7-23

31.      Can families be charged for out-of-home placement of a child under 18? 7-23

32.      What are my rights as a resident in a developmental center or other licensed residential facility? 7-24

33.      Can my rights be taken away from me? 7-