Integrated community supports (ICS): We provide support and training/habilitation in community living service categories to adults age 18 and older who reside in a living unit of a provider-controlled ICS setting, such as an apartment in a multi-family housing building.
We deliver ICS up to 24 hours per day in the person’s living unit or in the community by:
1. Cueing, skill maintenance, guidance, instruction, assistance with activities of daily living, assistance with coordination of community living activities or direct supervision.
2. Skill-building and instructional services to acquire, retain and improve the person’s experience living in the community.
Who is eligible?
ICS is available to adults age 18 and older who live in an approved ICS setting and receive services through one of the following Minnesota home and community-based waivers:
- Brain Injury (BI) waiver
- Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) waiver
- Community Alternative Care (CAC) waiver
- Developmental Disabilities (DD) waiver — ICS also meets the habilitation requirement for the DD waiver
What we offer training and support in
1. Community participation — community mobility and pedestrian safety, community resource use and access, community safety and awareness, informal support system and network development, interpersonal communication skills, leisure and recreation planning, and skill-building to meet transportation needs.
2. Health, safety and wellness — help arranging health care, meaningful activities, social services, meetings and appointments; training or support to complete self-care activities, including activities of daily living; and support to design and meet individualized health, safety and wellness goals.
3. Household management — cueing, guidance, supervision and training to complete routine household care and maintenance; household safety knowledge and skills; tenancy support and advocacy; and help with budgeting and money management, cooking, meal-planning and nutrition, healthy lifestyle skills, household chores and personal-needs purchasing.
4. Adaptive skills — crisis prevention skills, positive support strategies, problem-solving, sensory/motor development involved in acquiring functional skills, and support and training to increase positive behavior.
ICS can also be delivered through remote support where appropriate.
Please note: ICS does not include transportation or nursing services. For complete program details, see the Minnesota DHS Community-Based Services Manual (CBSM) – Integrated community supports.