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ChildServe Apartments (SCL-R)

ChildServe's Supported Community Living - Residential (SCL/R) service offers a variety of support services for young adults with special health care needs living in a residential setting to allow them to become part of their community while learning independent skills.

Residential Care

Excellent care coordination to promote development of young adults' independence
Home-like environments
Family partnerships
Focus on the individual
Experienced and nurturing staff
Personalized goals based on individual hopes, dreams
Fostering of peer relationships
Volunteer and leisure opportunities in community
24-hour nursing services available
Learning opportunities to utilize community resources

Other Support

Family support services
Medical Director oversight
Transportation services
Dietician and pharmacist 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
On-campus physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy services available

Recreational Opportunities

Therapeutic recreation program offered at some sites
On-campus aquatics program available
Community activities and opportunities
Hippotherapy available at some sites
Summer camp options
Volunteer program

Services

Therapy Training Series