RFP Number: 1032
RE: Client # 1032
DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTED SERVICES: Individual is a 26-year-old male seeking an HPC provider with an available wavier home in Lake or Ashtabula County. Individual has no alone time. He requires visual supervision at home, close and constant supervision in the community.
SEEKING AGENCY OR INDEPENDENT PROVIDER: Agency Provider.
FUNDING SOURCE: I/O
DEADLINE TO RESPOND: To be considered for an interview, please submit a response through the RFP portal. Be sure to include the referral (RFP) number, and your contact information in your response. RFPs are active in the portal for two weeks from date of posting.
DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL: This individual is verbal but can be hard to understand at times due to his enunciation of words. He can be very shy and tends only to speak to people that he knows very well and feels comfortable with. He is determined and knows his likes and dislikes. He can be silly and joke around. He enjoys watching cartoons on YouTube, playing video games (Super Monkey Balls Two) and being on the computer. He enjoys taking pictures or videos on a tablet. He likes vacuuming and spraying spray bottles. He can be sexually inappropriate with exercise balls and bean bag chairs. He will elope at times, especially when in a new environment, or if he sees a desired object or location. He had been known throw items when he is frustrated. Individual may grab arms of staff when he wants staff to repeat a word, phrase or action with him. When driving in the car, he may try to open the door or attempt to throw items out the window. These behaviors typically occur when he desires attention, is fixated on an item, and wants to escape a task. Individual struggles with understanding redirection from his family or staff, He needs physical assistance with bathing, brushing his teeth, wiping after a bm, hair care, and nail care. Requires total assistance in diabetes management including monitoring carb intake, checking glucose levels, monitoring for Catatonia and insulin administration.
PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS: A provider would need to be able to deliver all ISP services as determined at the ISP meeting. The provider would need to have experience with individuals with behaviors and be familiar with de-escalation techniques and redirection. The Provider would need to be med. Cert. 3 to assist in diabetes management, insulin administration.
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS: non-modified vehicle.
DIAGNOSES: moderate intellectual disability, autism, catatonic disorder, anxiety, type 1 diabetes (insulin dependent diabetes mellitus-brittle) and OCD.
HOUSING: Individual resides in his Family home in Madison
DAY PROGRAM/EMPLOYMENT: N/A