Specialized Therapeutic Family Home
It is the intent of the State of South Carolina to continue to expand its contracts and solicit bids to provide Specialized Therapeutic Family Home Residential Services to adults and children who have a diagnosis of mental retardation, autism or head and/or spinal cord injury. These individuals requiring services are eligible consumers that require specialized services in a family home setting in the community. These individuals require long term residential services. Some of the individuals to be served through this program will also have behavioral/emotional challenges or complex healthcare needs.
Specialized Therapeutic Family Home residential services may be provided in the home of a qualified family serving up to two consumers that are approved and licensed as a Community Training Home I (CTH I) and will comply with all applicable Residential Habilitation Standards.
Services provided through this contract need to be highly structured but nurturing environments which can provide necessary supervision, specialized and individualized programming, and behavior support plans which will modify and improve the cognitive and adaptive behavior skills of the individuals. These Specialized Therapeutic Family Home Residential Services include 24 hour per day/365 days per year responsibility for the individuals served.
