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Residential Services

Contact email: residential@ardmoreinc.org

Ardmore, Inc., was founded in 1976 when its first home on Ardmore Avenue was opened to provide services to two men. The Ardmore Agency has been a pioneer in Ohio, as it has challenged and defined the right of each individual with a development disability to be a part of the community in which he/she lives, works, and socializes.

The Ardmore tradition continues as we serve men and women in supported living homes throughout Summit County. Each facility, consisting of one to four individuals, has 24-hour staff availability with low staff-to-clients ratios. Clients participate in vocational and/or educational day programs outside the home as well as normal daily routines in the home designed to teach daily living skills and foster self-reliance.

Home Coordinators and staff are trained to provide supervision, behavior management intervention, medical assessment, and programming to meet the changing skill and functioning level of each individual. Community activities and involvement is encouraged.

Ardmore is supporting the needs of clients who are elderly with the addition of two accessible facilities designed to handle mobility and increased medical concerns.

 
Autism Services

Mike Noe, Autism Services Coordinator, autism@ardmoreinc.org

In the summer of 2003 Ardmore opened its newly constructed 2,400 square foot / four bedroom/four bathroom home that houses four adults with autism. In July of 2005 we opened a home with services to four children with autism.

Ardmore’s Frontier Initiative is expanding and developing specialized residential services for those with Autism. Ardmore is a member of the National Association of Residential Providers for Adults with Autism (NARPAA). The Association consists of twenty-six leading agencies across the country specializing in autism specific residential services.

Not just houses ... Homes

The only group home in Summit County for children with autism was opened by Ardmore, Inc. on July 1, 2005. The home, located in Ellet, was established at the request of Summit County Board of MR/DD and is owned by the Summit Housing Development Corporation.

There is only one other residential facility in Ohio that provides for specialized needs for children with autism. The new home in Akron provides caseworker support and an IPP plan to four boys that attend Akron Public Schools.

“We are very pleased to have been selected as the residential provider for this innovative and pioneering initiative,” said Rebecca Lemasters, Executive Director of Ardmore. "CSBMR/DD and Summit County Children Services are important partners in this collaborative effort to provide quality services and supports to these children in their home community. This project is in keeping with the Ardmore tradition of developing service models to meet unmet needs in the service system.”See also FRONTIER INITIATIVE: Opening Doors for Individuals with Autism at  www.frontiernet.us.

Community Services (Semi-Independent & In-Home Support)

Yvette Diaz, Director of Community Services, ydiaz@ardmoreinc.org

The Community Services program was developed in 1979 to address the needs of individuals living independently through Summit County ... and for those ready to attempt to do so.

Ardmore, Inc. provides case coordination and support services to each individual served. Training and assistance with daily living skills, medical appointments, benefit maintenance, crisis intervention, and 24-hour emergency assistance are but some of the support services offered in this program. Appointments with staff range from once a day to once a month, depending on individual needs.

 
Foster Care

Yvette Diaz, Director of Community Services, ydiaz@ardmoreinc.org

Ardmore's Foster Care Program was established in 1982 and is an example of the agency's leadership in forging new methods to provide services tailored to individual needs. Ardmore received a state grant to provide technical assistance on foster care services throughout Ohio.

Ardmore contracts with private families to provide services in their homes for up to two individuals. All foster homes are certified as Supported Living Sites by the County of Summit Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (CSBMR/DD).

The foster care provider participates as a core member of the Interdisciplinary Program Team.

 
Bridges - Adult Day Habilitation Program

Laura Gerlich, Coordinator of Day Support Services