Re: Ask the Experts: Creative Housing Models

[Guest guest]

Does the Illinois Mentor's Host Home Program have a website and do they take

private pay clients who are not eligible for Medicaid? Thanks Nora

[Guest guest]

We do have a website - it's www.il-mentor.com<http://www.il-mentor.com>. While

we don't currently have any private pay clients, I'm sure our agency would be

consider it. I would direct any inquiries to our state director of operations.

Let me know if you want her contact information.

Graham

Recruitment Manager

Illinois MENTOR

(309) 676-6131 x 2157

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Lori,

Thank you so much for the interest in learning more about the Host Home program.

I will repost your questions with my answers:

Can you give us an idea of roughly how much money per month/year this would

cost? I wouldn’t be able to guess on the cost of private pay. We’d have to

look at that individually, see what services we’d provider, etc… It’s

just too hard to make a guess. I apologize I don’t have a better answer for

you but I’d be more than happy to pass it along to our director for anyone who

was interested.

Also, how do you find families to be mentors? Do you go through religious

groups, take an ad out in the paper...? Our recruitment strategies do include

both of those things you mentioned. Our preference is word of mouth referrals

because we find people who know the program and have been referred by a source

who knows us. So we really work on those referrals and have a referral

incentive of $250 to anyone referring someone who we end up licensing.

Would we have any say in what family he could be placed with and where his home

would be located? If a family is involved from the beginning, they can be as

involved as they want on finding the Mentor or meeting current Mentors or those

getting licensed. The choice is completely the individual’s (with their

family, of course). The Mentor also has a choice. The matching process is the

critical piece. With a good match, most of our individuals live in the same

family home for at least 4 years, many up over 15+ years.

What happens when or if this doesn't work out? What happens if this no longer

works out and the parents are no longer around to advocate? Do you find new

mentors then? Yes, if the match isn’t working, we find another match. We try

to have enough respite homes so that if something happened suddenly, there would

be a loving, licensed home for an individual to move into until they found a

permanent Mentor home.

Do you consider a reverse mentoring? By that I mean that if my son had his own

house and other developmentally disabled roommates, could a mentoring family be

found to live with them? We could definitely do that. We’ve had unique

situations like this. We license the home itself so it’s not a stretch to do

this. Host Homes allow only 2 individuals to live together and each has to have

their own bedroom.

I’d be MORE than happy to answer additional questions. Let me know.

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Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 3:56 PM

IPADDUnite

Subject: Re: Re: Ask the Experts: Creative Housing Models

Hi ,

I was out of town this weekend and have just been going through my emails, so I

apologize for being so late in posting.

My son Jake will be aging out of school next May and he does not have any

funding, and the chance of him getting some in the near future is probably very

slim. Can you give us an idea of roughly how much money per month/year this

would cost?

Also, how do you find families to be mentors? Do you go through religious

groups, take an ad out in the paper...?

Would we have any say in what family he could be placed with and where his home

would be located?

What happens when or if this doesn't work out? What happens if this no longer

works out and the parents are no longer around to advocate? Do you find new

mentors then?

Do you consider a reverse mentoring? By that I mean that if my son had his own

house and other developmentally disabled roommates, could a mentoring family be

found to live with them?

I'm sure I have lots more questions, but these come to mind. Thank you in

advance for your insight.

Lori Lukens

Re: Ask the Experts: Creative Housing Models

We do have a website - it's www.il-mentor.com<;http://www.il-mentor.com>. While

we don't currently have any private pay clients, I'm sure our agency would be

consider it. I would direct any inquiries to our state director of operations.

Let me know if you want her contact information.

Graham

Recruitment Manager

Illinois MENTOR

(309) 676-6131 x 2157

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Thanks so much . Anyone else have questions on this topic?

From: Graham,

Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 8:36 AM

IPADDUnite

Subject: RE: Re: Ask the Experts: Creative Housing Models

Lori,

Thank you so much for the interest in learning more about the Host Home program.

I will repost your questions with my answers:

Can you give us an idea of roughly how much money per month/year this would

cost? I wouldn’t be able to guess on the cost of private pay. We’d have to

look at that individually, see what services we’d provider, etc… It’s just

too hard to make a guess. I apologize I don’t have a better answer for you but

I’d be more than happy to pass it along to our director for anyone who was

interested.

Also, how do you find families to be mentors? Do you go through religious

groups, take an ad out in the paper...? Our recruitment strategies do include

both of those things you mentioned. Our preference is word of mouth referrals

because we find people who know the program and have been referred by a source

who knows us. So we really work on those referrals and have a referral incentive

of $250 to anyone referring someone who we end up licensing.

Would we have any say in what family he could be placed with and where his home

would be located? If a family is involved from the beginning, they can be as

involved as they want on finding the Mentor or meeting current Mentors or those

getting licensed. The choice is completely the individual’s (with their

family, of course). The Mentor also has a choice. The matching process is the

critical piece. With a good match, most of our individuals live in the same

family home for at least 4 years, many up over 15+ years.

What happens when or if this doesn't work out? What happens if this no longer

works out and the parents are no longer around to advocate? Do you find new

mentors then? Yes, if the match isn’t working, we find another match. We try

to have enough respite homes so that if something happened suddenly, there would

be a loving, licensed home for an individual to move into until they found a

permanent Mentor home.

Do you consider a reverse mentoring? By that I mean that if my son had his own

house and other developmentally disabled roommates, could a mentoring family be

found to live with them? We could definitely do that. We’ve had unique

situations like this. We license the home itself so it’s not a stretch to do

this. Host Homes allow only 2 individuals to live together and each has to have

their own bedroom.

I’d be MORE than happy to answer additional questions. Let me know.

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Subject: Re: Re: Ask the Experts: Creative Housing Models

Hi ,

I was out of town this weekend and have just been going through my emails, so I

apologize for being so late in posting.

My son Jake will be aging out of school next May and he does not have any

funding, and the chance of him getting some in the near future is probably very

slim. Can you give us an idea of roughly how much money per month/year this

would cost?

Also, how do you find families to be mentors? Do you go through religious

groups, take an ad out in the paper...?

Would we have any say in what family he could be placed with and where his home

would be located?

What happens when or if this doesn't work out? What happens if this no longer

works out and the parents are no longer around to advocate? Do you find new

mentors then?

Do you consider a reverse mentoring? By that I mean that if my son had his own

house and other developmentally disabled roommates, could a mentoring family be

found to live with them?

I'm sure I have lots more questions, but these come to mind. Thank you in

advance for your insight.

Lori Lukens

Re: Ask the Experts: Creative Housing Models

We do have a website - it's www.il-mentor.com<;http://www.il-mentor.com>. While

we don't currently have any private pay clients, I'm sure our agency would be

consider it. I would direct any inquiries to our state director of operations.

Let me know if you want her contact information.

Graham

Recruitment Manager

Illinois MENTOR

(309) 676-6131 x 2157

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[Guest guest]

I want to encourage people to watch our Host Home video on our website at

www.il-mentor.com<http://www.il-mentor.com>. It’s on the home page. It just

helps give a good overview of the program/model.

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Of Jerue Family

Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 8:41 AM

IPADDUnite

Subject: Re: Re: Ask the Experts: Creative Housing Models

Thanks so much . Anyone else have questions on this topic?

From: Graham,

Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 8:36 AM

IPADDUnite <mailto:IPADDUnite%40>

Subject: RE: Re: Ask the Experts: Creative Housing Models

Lori,

Thank you so much for the interest in learning more about the Host Home program.

I will repost your questions with my answers:

Can you give us an idea of roughly how much money per month/year this would

cost? I wouldn’t be able to guess on the cost of private pay. We’d have to

look at that individually, see what services we’d provider, etc… It’s just

too hard to make a guess. I apologize I don’t have a better answer for you but

I’d be more than happy to pass it along to our director for anyone who was

interested.

Also, how do you find families to be mentors? Do you go through religious

groups, take an ad out in the paper...? Our recruitment strategies do include

both of those things you mentioned. Our preference is word of mouth referrals

because we find people who know the program and have been referred by a source

who knows us. So we really work on those referrals and have a referral incentive

of $250 to anyone referring someone who we end up licensing.

Would we have any say in what family he could be placed with and where his home

would be located? If a family is involved from the beginning, they can be as

involved as they want on finding the Mentor or meeting current Mentors or those

getting licensed. The choice is completely the individual’s (with their

family, of course). The Mentor also has a choice. The matching process is the

critical piece. With a good match, most of our individuals live in the same

family home for at least 4 years, many up over 15+ years.

What happens when or if this doesn't work out? What happens if this no longer

works out and the parents are no longer around to advocate? Do you find new

mentors then? Yes, if the match isn’t working, we find another match. We try

to have enough respite homes so that if something happened suddenly, there would

be a loving, licensed home for an individual to move into until they found a

permanent Mentor home.

Do you consider a reverse mentoring? By that I mean that if my son had his own

house and other developmentally disabled roommates, could a mentoring family be

found to live with them? We could definitely do that. We’ve had unique

situations like this. We license the home itself so it’s not a stretch to do

this. Host Homes allow only 2 individuals to live together and each has to have

their own bedroom.

I’d be MORE than happy to answer additional questions. Let me know.

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Subject: Re: Re: Ask the Experts: Creative Housing Models

Hi ,

I was out of town this weekend and have just been going through my emails, so I

apologize for being so late in posting.

My son Jake will be aging out of school next May and he does not have any

funding, and the chance of him getting some in the near future is probably very

slim. Can you give us an idea of roughly how much money per month/year this

would cost?

Also, how do you find families to be mentors? Do you go through religious

groups, take an ad out in the paper...?

Would we have any say in what family he could be placed with and where his home

would be located?

What happens when or if this doesn't work out? What happens if this no longer

works out and the parents are no longer around to advocate? Do you find new

mentors then?

Do you consider a reverse mentoring? By that I mean that if my son had his own

house and other developmentally disabled roommates, could a mentoring family be

found to live with them?

I'm sure I have lots more questions, but these come to mind. Thank you in

advance for your insight.

Lori Lukens

Re: Ask the Experts: Creative Housing Models

We do have a website - it's www.il-mentor.com<;http://www.il-mentor.com>. While

we don't currently have any private pay clients, I'm sure our agency would be

consider it. I would direct any inquiries to our state director of operations.

Let me know if you want her contact information.

Graham

Recruitment Manager

Illinois MENTOR

(309) 676-6131 x 2157

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[Guest guest]

I remember from the presentation that mentors could not be family members

(parents or sibs) but I don't recall if aunt, cousins etc are eligible.

Thais

[Guest guest]

Thais,

From the CILA rule 115 " The provider agency shall ensure that host family

members are not relatives or guardians of the individuals with developmental

disabilities for whom they provide services. " So this is a DHS regulation.

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Of Francis PALLUAU

Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 8:51 AM

IPADDUnite

Subject: Re: Re: Ask the Experts: Creative Housing Models

I remember from the presentation that mentors could not be family members

(parents or sibs) but I don't recall if aunt, cousins etc are eligible.

Thais

[Guest guest]

,

Thank you so much for the work you do.

Are you able to support people with severe disabilities (physical, cognative,

behavioral) in the home CILA setting?

Is there a certain age range or particular diagnosis of the client where home

CILA seems to work best?

Goldstein

>

> Lori,

>

> Thank you so much for the interest in learning more about the Host Home

program. I will repost your questions with my answers:

>

> Can you give us an idea of roughly how much money per month/year this would

cost? I wouldn’t be able to guess on the cost of private pay. We’d have to

look at that individually, see what services we’d provider, etc… It’s

just too hard to make a guess. I apologize I don’t have a better answer for

you but I’d be more than happy to pass it along to our director for anyone who

was interested.

>

> Also, how do you find families to be mentors? Do you go through religious

groups, take an ad out in the paper...? Our recruitment strategies do include

both of those things you mentioned. Our preference is word of mouth referrals

because we find people who know the program and have been referred by a source

who knows us. So we really work on those referrals and have a referral

incentive of $250 to anyone referring someone who we end up licensing.

>

> Would we have any say in what family he could be placed with and where his

home would be located? If a family is involved from the beginning, they can be

as involved as they want on finding the Mentor or meeting current Mentors or

those getting licensed. The choice is completely the individual’s (with their

family, of course). The Mentor also has a choice. The matching process is the

critical piece. With a good match, most of our individuals live in the same

family home for at least 4 years, many up over 15+ years.

>

>

> What happens when or if this doesn't work out? What happens if this no longer

works out and the parents are no longer around to advocate? Do you find new

mentors then? Yes, if the match isn’t working, we find another match. We try

to have enough respite homes so that if something happened suddenly, there would

be a loving, licensed home for an individual to move into until they found a

permanent Mentor home.

>

> Do you consider a reverse mentoring? By that I mean that if my son had his own

house and other developmentally disabled roommates, could a mentoring family be

found to live with them? We could definitely do that. We’ve had unique

situations like this. We license the home itself so it’s not a stretch to do

this. Host Homes allow only 2 individuals to live together and each has to have

their own bedroom.

>

> I’d be MORE than happy to answer additional questions. Let me know.

>

>

>

>

>

> From: IPADDUnite [mailto:IPADDUnite ] On Behalf

Of reader630@...

> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 3:56 PM

> IPADDUnite

> Subject: Re: Re: Ask the Experts: Creative Housing Models

>

>

>

> Hi ,

> I was out of town this weekend and have just been going through my emails, so

I apologize for being so late in posting.

> My son Jake will be aging out of school next May and he does not have any

funding, and the chance of him getting some in the near future is probably very

slim. Can you give us an idea of roughly how much money per month/year this

would cost?

> Also, how do you find families to be mentors? Do you go through religious

groups, take an ad out in the paper...?

> Would we have any say in what family he could be placed with and where his

home would be located?

> What happens when or if this doesn't work out? What happens if this no longer

works out and the parents are no longer around to advocate? Do you find new

mentors then?

> Do you consider a reverse mentoring? By that I mean that if my son had his own

house and other developmentally disabled roommates, could a mentoring family be

found to live with them?

> I'm sure I have lots more questions, but these come to mind. Thank you in

advance for your insight.

> Lori Lukens

>

> Re: Ask the Experts: Creative Housing Models

>

> We do have a website - it's www.il-mentor.com<;http://www.il-mentor.com>.

While we don't currently have any private pay clients, I'm sure our agency would

be consider it. I would direct any inquiries to our state director of

operations. Let me know if you want her contact information.

>

> Graham

> Recruitment Manager

> Illinois MENTOR

> (309) 676-6131 x 2157

>

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