Child
Serve's Intermediate Care Facility for persons with mental retardation (ICF/MR) service offers a variety of support services for children with special health care needs living in a residential setting to allow them to participate in their lives as independently as possible.
Residential Care
- Experienced & expert staff
- Home like environments
- Community group home settings
- Variety of locations in Des Moines area
- Family centered care
- Focus on the individual
- Excellent care coordination to promote development of children's independence
- Leisure opportunities available in each neighborhood
- 24-hour nursing services available
- Fostering of peer relationships
- Educational options
On Staff Therapists
- Physical
- Occupational
- Speech
Other Support
- Family support services
- Medical Director oversight
- Transportation services
- Dietician consultation available
- Pre-vocational training available
- On-campus adaptive equipment shop with specialized wheelchair and positioning devices
- Access to pediatric specialists in Des Moines area
- Volunteer program
Recreational Opportunities
- Therapeutic recreation program
- Aquatics program
- Community outings and opportunities
- Hippotherapy
- Summer camp options
- Volunteer program