The Behavioral Support Service at Millennium Care includes the following steps: 

Behavioral Assessment

Utilizing safe and efficient functional assessment procedures, this service focuses on identifying the contexts and factors that trigger problem behaviors such as self-injury, elopement, task refusal, and aggression. This process, known as a functional assessment, involves a thorough review of the participant’s person-centered plan (PCP), medical records, and records from previous service providers, as well as conducting interviews with caregivers and participants and observing the participant in their natural environments. When warranted and possible, the gathered information is used to design scenarios that serve as practical tests to further analyze and confirm the events believed to trigger problem behaviors and the combined reinforcing items, people, places, and activities that motivate the participant.

Behavioral Plan 

The insights gained from the Behavioral Assessment are used to create a personalized plan focused on reducing or eliminating problem behaviors and fostering essential skills, such as functional communication, tolerance for delay and denial, and contextually appropriate behaviors like accuracy in adaptive skills, vocational skills, and independent leisure activities. The strategies recommended in the plan are evidence-based, utilizing the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and rooted in a preventative, compassionate, trauma-informed approach. This method, known as Skills-Based Treatment (SBT), empowers individuals by giving them choice and control over their participation in various environments. The Behavior Plan also equips caregivers and family members to address problem behaviors effectively while promoting overall growth and development, ultimately enhancing the individuals’ quality of life.

Behavioral Consultation 

A service in which a BCBA supervises and monitors the implementation of the Behavior Plan’s recommendations, making necessary modifications along the way. During consultation sessions, the consultant collaborates with the participant and caregivers to ensure the strategies in the Behavior Plan are accurately followed, targeted skills are addressed, and data on specified behaviors are tracked. The consultant conducts frequent data reviews to make programming decisions and provides ongoing training to the team to ensure consistent progress towards the goals outlined in the Behavior Plan. The number of consultation hours is determined by the participant’s individual needs. The DDA mandates that consultations occur at least monthly for the first six months and quarterly thereafter.

Brief Support Implementation Services (BSIS)

This service provides temporary, direct assistance and strategy modeling, as outlined in the Behavior Plan, for families, agency staff, and caregivers. The aim is to enable them to independently and effectively implement all components of the Behavior Plan. A Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), supervised by the assigned BCBA, delivers this support. The RBT provides written feedback on the Behavior Plan’s effectiveness and conducts on-site meetings or instructional sessions with the participant’s support team. To qualify for this service, the participant must have a formal Behavior Plan and a documented need for additional on-site execution and modeling of the specified behavioral support strategies.

Millennium Care’s Community Development Services (CDS) program provides personalized support to help participants engage in integrated community settings. These services, offered in environments alongside non-disabled individuals, create meaningful opportunities for community-based training activities. The program focuses on improving communication and social skills, health quality, and employability.

Designed to enhance competencies and foster independence, the CDS program helps individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities accomplish basic community-based tasks. Each participant has a Person-Centered Plan that emphasizes their strengths, needs, goals, and desires, ensuring they become active and comfortable in their community. Participants receive support up to 8 hours a day and limited to 40 hours a week.

The Importance of Community Development Services

Community development services are essential for enhancing the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities by promoting their active participation and integration within the community. These services provide opportunities for social engagement, skill development, and independence, which are crucial for improving overall quality of life. By offering tailored support and training, community development services help individuals build meaningful relationships, gain confidence, and develop competencies that contribute to their personal growth and employability. Moreover, these services foster a sense of belonging and inclusion, breaking down barriers and encouraging societal acceptance. Ultimately, community development services empower individuals with developmental disabilities to lead fulfilling, independent lives while enriching the communities they are a part of. Community development services help individuals learn new skills and maintain the skills they currently have, all in line with their individual goals and outcomes. These services offer opportunities to engage in community-based activities that support building social connections, socialization, life-long learning, recreation, and personal development.

The primary objective of Millennium Care is to improve the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities. Personal support services play a crucial role in achieving this goal. By providing personalized assistance and care, these services empower individuals to lead more fulfilling and independent lives.

Every individual with developmental disabilities has unique needs, preferences, and abilities. Personal support services are designed to cater to these specific requirements. They ensure that services are tailored to the individual’s strengths and challenges, fostering a person-centered approach to care.

Personal support services focus on building and maintaining an individual’s independence. By offering assistance with daily tasks, skill development, and community integration, these services help individuals with developmental disabilities gain the skills and confidence needed to live more autonomously.

The Importance of Personal Support

At Millennium Care, maintaining an active lifestyle is essential for achieving a healthy and fulfilling life. Our Personal Support hours are customized to align with each person’s unique needs and goals. By harnessing the power of activity, we aim to foster positive changes across all areas of life. With the help of a dedicated direct support professional, individuals are guided in shaping and pursuing their ideal life. Our staff supports and educates participants in developing independent living skills, exploring personal interests, building relationships, and improving health and nutrition. Additionally, we assist in identifying and accessing community resources and opportunities to enhance everyday life. Personal support services are designed to empower individuals by providing the necessary guidance and resources to lead independent, fulfilling lives. Through personalized support, we ensure that each individual can thrive and achieve their personal aspirations.

Millennium’s respite care services can be tailored to meet the specific needs and preferences of each individual. This individualization ensures that the care provided is person-centered, addressing unique challenges, goals, and preferences. It promotes a holistic approach to care that takes into account the individual’s physical, emotional, and intellectual well-being.

Respite care services empower families by providing them with the support and resources they need to continue caring for their loved ones with developmental disabilities. This empowerment leads to increased confidence and a greater sense of control over their lives, as they know they have a reliable support system in place.

Millennium Care can provide respite care can be provided in: 

1) The individual’s own home, 

2) The home of a respite care provider, 

3) A licensed residential site, 

4) A state-certified overnight or youth camp and, 

5) Other settings and camps as approved by DDA.

Our Direct Support Professionals provide comprehensive support tailored to each individual’s needs and preferences, covering all aspects of daily life. This support includes personal care, cooking, cleaning, medical appointments, and community participation. We are committed to assisting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including but not limited to:

– Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

– Blindness/Severe Visual Impairment

– Cerebral Palsy

– Deafness/Severe Hearing Impairment

– Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder

– Muscular Dystrophy

– Orthopedic Impairment

– Specific Learning Disability

– Speech/Language Impairment

Through our Supported Living services, we empower individuals to lead independent and fulfilling lives in a home setting that meets their unique needs and preferences.