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Programs
Our care and support services are provided through our
two primary programs:
Our
Supportive Independent Living Program (Apartment Program)
Bruce House block-leases subsidized apartments from
not-for-profit housing providers, thus reserving an
inventory of housing for our residents. Housing is of
particular importance in the management of the disease
and we provide access to such housing. We sublet the
units to our residents and provide some support in both
activities of daily living, counseling and access to
other agencies and services in the community. We currently
have a capacity to serve 50-60 people which includes
adults, youth and children. In the independent living
program, our focus is on self-determination, working
with our residents to decide for themselves what they
want and to assist them in seeking it out. We also assist
others in accessing alternate secure, affordable and
appropriate housing when our program capacity cannot
accommodate additional clients.
Our
24 hour Care and Support Transition House
The Transition House provides twenty-four hour care
for up to 7 men and women at any given time who require
extensive physical and/or psychosocial assistance. Often,
these individuals lack other supports. At Bruce House
we offer support services ranging from assisting with
activities of daily living and personal care, counseling
and advocacy through to palliative care support. The
volunteers, staff and residents have developed and maintain
a positive and caring environment. The principal goal
of the house is to aid residents in living the best
quality of life possible and attain the greatest independence
achievable within the continuum of housing options.
Services
Bruce House offers a broad range of services to residents
and potential clients which can include:
·
On-going
placement assessments
· Planning,
implementation, and on going assessment of residents’
service plans;
· Psycho-social
counseling and support;
· Personal
care, support and homemaking;
· Life
skills coaching, which includes daily coping skills,
social skills, and skills related to activities of daily
living;
· Nutrition
and wellbeing
· Substance
use counseling and referrals
· Advocacy
and case management;
· Linkages
with desired services and resources (e.g., medical care,
other health services, legal services, etc.);
· Assistance
with activities of daily living when residents/clients
are symptomatic from an HIV/AIDS related illness.
· HIV/AIDS
prevention and education;
· Complementary
and alternative therapies;
· Family
support and coping with grief and loss;
· Treatment
information services;
· Palliative
care; and
· Community-based
research examining housing and health needs for PHAs
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