SMVI presently has 18 houses in the community, serving 63 indi­viduals in traditional residential models. We presently serve all levels of mental retardation, as well as secondary disabilities such as cerebral palsy, deafness, blindness, hypothermia, seizures, ulcers, autism, challenging behaviors, aggres­sion, Chron's Disease, scoliosis, depression, OCD, spastic quadriplegia, schizophrenia, and asthma.

SMVI's Residential Services also has three noteworthy distinctions: 1. We make great efforts to maintain and continue the family ties of the individu­als served, by including his/her family in all aspects of the person's life to the lim­its of their desires; 2. We tailor the services provided to meet the expressed and unexpressed wishes of the individual, i.e. we do not have "cookie-cutter services"; and, 3. We believe strongly in getting people out of the house and involved in the community to the utmost extent they are willing.

SPECIFIC SERVICES LIST

We tailor our services to fit the needs and wishes of the individual. SMVI's staff provides services such as: Skill training as requested by the individ­ual's team; individual behavior planning, training, monitoring and documentation, if requested; First Aid; CPR; Medication Administration; transportation both to medical appointments as well as to activities in the community; Family Support and periodic Family Meetings; transportation for the individual to visit family and friends as requested; transportation to community activities and assistance to access those activities; food service; laundry services; health and safety monitor­ing; assessments; annual reviews; individual training plans; Human Rights Reviews; grocery shopping or training; clothes shopping or training; financial services; banking, payee invoicing; social histories; medical histories; psychological updates; birthday presents, Holiday presents and parties paid for by the SMVI Board of Directors; group and individual therapy as required; coordination with day programs to ensure a 24 hour habilitation program; transportation to the day program if necessary; site and house maintenance; lawn service; vehicle mainte­nance; sprinkler maintenance and periodic checks; weight and vital signs monitoring; advocacy; quality assurance; and resource referral.

In addition, SMVI will ensure that the following services are acquired if requested by the individual, the individual's team, or the family: Annual medical examination; ongoing medical supervision; nursing reviews every 45 days or more often; nutritional assessments and specific diet planning; psychological services; psychiatric services; medication evaluation and monitoring every 30 or 90 days or more often if required; neurological assessments and evaluations; podiatry serv­ices four times per year or as needed; audiological assessment and evaluations; dental services and evaluations; vision exams as necessary; lab studies as ordered; monitoring of Social Security Benefits; applying for and maintaining Medical Assistance; and burial planning. The foregoing is not an all-inclusive listing. If other services are requested, SMVI will either provide or acquire those services as needed.