Home Skills
Hands-on teaching connected to the routines and responsibilities the person wants to manage at home.
Licensed Minnesota 245D Service
Individualized Home Supports With Training
One-to-one support that helps a person learn, improve, or maintain skills for living at home and participating in the community.
How IHS With Training Can Help
Support is individualized rather than delivered from a fixed checklist. These are common areas the service may address when included in the authorized plan.
Community Participation
Training can support communication, transportation, appointments, relationships, and community access.
Measurable Goals
Staff work toward individualized goals and document progress using the strategies in the support plan.
Skill Maintenance
Support may focus on developing new skills or maintaining abilities that are important to independence.
Potential benefits
- Teaching tied directly to person-centered goals
- More confidence with home and community routines
- Strategies adapted to communication and learning preferences
- Documented progress shared with the support team
Eligibility considerations
- People with assessed training needs related to home or community living
- Individuals with IHS with training authorized in their service plan
- Goals that can be supported through individualized teaching and practice
- Final eligibility and scope determined by the lead agency
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes IHS with training different from IHS without training?
IHS with training is connected to learning, improving, or maintaining identified skills. IHS without training primarily provides authorized assistance and supervision without a formal skill-training objective.
Where can IHS training take place?
Training may occur at home or in community settings when it relates to authorized goals in the person-centered support plan.
How is progress measured?
The team identifies goals and support strategies, and staff document progress according to the service plan and provider requirements.
Helpful guides for planning support
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