Living Well-Kennelly

Gender Allowed: Any

Age Allowed: 18+

Age Currently At Home:

Level of Intellectual Disability:

Mental Health Diagnosis: Yes

Physical Accommodations Available: Wheelchair, Ramp, Hospital Bed, Bathroom Hand Rails
Additional Notes and Information:
Home has an elevator. Living Well – Kennelly is a 7-bed 2-story home located in Burnsville, close to I35E and highway 13 . Three of the five bedrooms are shared between individuals, and most bedrooms are located on the second floor. The home is equipped with an elevator. It was built in 1983, has a main floor that is fully accessible, and has a van. The home is located on a moderately busy residential street, and has two small side yards. The home is licensed as a 7-bed ICF-DD. A full-time program manager works at the home and a nurse is scheduled at 12 hours a week. Twenty-four-hour staffing is in place. Staff are skilled in providing cares and supports, including bathing, showering, dressing, providing mealtime supports, providing recreational supports, advocating for people, administering medications, completing a variety of medical procedures, and assisting with medical appointments.

Nursing Support: Weekly Visit
Additional Notes and Information:
Three men and three women, who range in age from 50s to 60s, live at this home. Individuals are diagnosed to have severe to mild intellectual disability. All persons can walk although some need some assistance due to unsteady gait, balance issues, and they may trip easily. Each person has unique physical, medical, and/or psychiatric needs. Some of these are seizure disorders, hearing and vision impairments, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder. Services focus on teaching functional living skills, facilitating community integration, providing positive behavior support, and developing leisure skills. The programming emphasis at Kennelly is on providing individualized programs and services geared toward developing functional independent living skills at home and in the community. They require a varied level of supports with daily cares, medication administration, and managing their finances. Most people at Kennelly can use words to communicate; others also communicate using non-verbal communication including gestures and pictures. People living in the house enjoy a wide range of preferred activities and are supported by staff to attend events and participate in routine activities. Individualized support plans are in place to encourage skill building for a variety of functional daily living skills, support community involvement, personal wellness, communication, and financial planning.

Challenging Behaviors: Self Injurious, Verbal Aggression
Additional Notes and Information:
Others who live in the home a vulnerable and have limited ability to protect themselves from challenging behaviors.

Typical Staffing Pattern: 1:3

Overnight Supervision: Sleep