Services
Residential Habilitation Supports
Residential Habilitation and Support Services, also called RHS, services are designed to provide individualized support services and staffing to individuals with developmental disabilities who require assistance with daily living activities to live as independently as possible in their own homes and/or in their community.
About the Service
Residential Habilitation and Support Services, also known as RHS, is a service that is available to people with developmental disabilities through the following funding sources: CIH Medicaid waiver, FS Medicaid waiver, Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services (BDDS). RHS provides staffing support in a person’s home and the community to help the person acquire, improve, and retain skills. A person’s own home can mean living with family, living in an apartment or home with housemates, or living anywhere where there is a lease in place.
Individualized Services
RHS is an individualized service that is designed to meet the needs of the person. The agency providing RHS must comply with a person’s individualized plan, called the ISP. RHS can include the following supports, based on a person’s wants and needs as outlined in the PCISP.
Activities
- Staff supervision and monitoring
- Skills training
- Assistance with personal care
- Assistance with meals
- Transportation
- Coordination of healthcare needs
- Assistance with community participation (shopping, errands, leisure and recreation)
Questions about Residential Habilitation Supports
Q: I am the parent of a person with a developmental disability. Can I provide RHS to my child?
A: There are certain rules about providing RHS services if you are the parent, stepparent, or guardian of a person. If the person is a child (18 years old or younger), you cannot be paid to provide RHS. If the person is an adult (18 years old or older), a parent, stepparent, and/or guardian can provide up to a combined 40 hours per week of RHS.
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