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Community Living

The Supervised Living Program provides varying levels of staff support and training to individuals living in the 40-plus homes or apartments owned or leased by Starkey. The supervised living settings range in size from one to eight people with a variety of staffing ratios based on the needs of the individuals living there. Areas of support typically include assistance with daily living skills, medication administration, behavior intervention and access to community activities.

The Supported Independent Living Program provides staff support to individuals who live alone or with a roommate. These individuals reside in homes or apartments they own or lease. The amount of staff support provided is based on individual needs and does not include overnight support. Staff typically train individuals and support them in such tasks as cooking, shopping, banking, paying bills and accessing community activities.

The Semi-Independent Living Program is offered at Starkey's Kouri Place Apartments, a 15-unit apartment complex. At Kouri Place, individuals lease one-bedroom apartments of their own. Staff support is provided by supported independent living trainers who visit periodically to assist with such tasks as cooking, shopping, paying bills and accessing community resources.

The Goebel LIGHTHouse Project features three five-bedroom homes specifically designed for people who have intellectual disabilities and Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia.  Support personnel in these homes have enhanced training, and the homes themselves feature special lifts and designs to provide effective, personalized care for individuals experiencing the effects of dementia. 

Starkey, Inc., founded in 1930, is the oldest community-based nonprofit in Sedgwick County, Kansas, serving individuals with intellectual disabilities. Through its business services, employment, recycling, residential, life enrichment and case management programs, Starkey creates possibility in the lives of more than 450 people with disabilities.
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