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Community Residential Setting (CRS) FAQs in Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park Minnesota
Most frequent questions and answers
Community residential setting (CRS): A licensed residential setting that serves adults and where the license holder does not reside. This setting typically uses a shift-staff model of support (i.e., paid staff work shifts on a 24-hour basis). In this type of setting, at least one person receives community residential services funded by an HCBS waiver program.
Get more updated information from Minnesota Department of Human Service at CBSM – Community residential services
Community residential services: Services that provide training and/or habilitation, ongoing residential care and supportive services to adults and/or children in a licensed setting. These services are individualized and based on the needs of the person, as identified in the support plan. Get more updated information from Minnesota Department of Human Service at CBSM – Community residential services |
Community residential services cover training and/or habilitation, ongoing residential care and supportive services that are individualized and based on the person’s needs. This may include increasing and maintaining the person’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social function in the following areas:
- Assistance with activities of daily living.
- Communication skills.
- Community participation and mobility.
- Health care.
- Household management.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Leisure and recreation.
- Medication oversight to the extent permitted under state law (e.g., Minn. Stat. 245D.05).
- Money management.
- Positive behavior and mental health support.
- Self-care.
- Sensory and motor development.
- Socialization.
Get more updated information from Minnesota Department of Human Service at CBSM – Community residential services |
For Services, we accept:
CADI Waiver
BI Waiver, and
Private
For Room and Board, we accept:
GRH formerly known as Housing Support
Private
No. The services cost covers the services provider per the community residential service covered services.
The Room and Board covers food, the room rent, and the utilities.
Waiver fund/resources cannot be used to pay for room and board.
No. Waiver fund/resources cannot be used to pay for room and board. We accept Group Residential Housing formerly known as Housing Support and private pay for room and board.
Residents plan their day to the fullest by selecting from a wide arrange of activities. We at Desnol develop programs with resident input, offer many opportunities for residents to spend time with each other, pursue individual interests and host their families and friends at special gatherings. However, it is up to the individual to decide how to spend their day. Some of the activities include, musical entertainment, shopping and sightseeing excursions, exercise classes, current event group discussions, painting, cooking, computer classes, gardening and many more.
Services offered are the services under community residential services.
- Assistance with activities of daily living.
- Communication skills.
- Community participation and mobility.
- Health care.
- Household management.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Leisure and recreation.
- Medication oversight to the extent permitted under state law
- Money management.
- Positive behavior and mental health support.
- Self-care.
- Sensory and motor development.
- Socialization.
There are many supports available, and residents get to choose which their level of support. For instance, meal, personal cares assistance (showering, dressing and person hygiene), medication reminders, weekly laundering, transportation, wellness programs and many more.
Our staffing level depend on the individual’s need. We are able to provide up to 2:1 staffing.