ABOUT WEMA HOMES

Our highly trained staff deliver the following services with the same level of care we expect to have for our own family members. 

A) Counseling and therapy (group or individual): this includes mental health, substance abuse, symptom management, learning coping skills, impulse control, relapse prevention, anger management. Treatment plans are utilized to ensure counseling and therapy commensurate individual needs.

B) Skills training and development;

1.  Independent Living Skills (e.g. self-care, household management, budgeting, paying bills, getting a job or acquiring knowledge/skills, avoidance of homelessness, exploitation/safety education and awareness), 
2. Community reintegration skill building (e.g. use of public transportation system, understanding available community resources and how to use them), and 
3. Social Communication Skills (e.g. conflict and anger management, friendships, social support networks, recreation)

C) Behavioral health prevention/promotion education and medication training and support services including but not limited to:

1. Symptom management (e.g. including identification of early warning signs and crisis planning/use of crisis plan), 
2. Health and wellness education (e.g. benefit of routine medical check-ups, preventive care, exercise, healthy diet, self-advocating to get appropriate treatment)
3. Medication education and self-administration skills (e.g. purpose of medication, medication names, appropriately expressing symptoms for effective treatment.
4. Community support service to get housing, gain and maintain employment, get education and build skill, 

D) Client will engage in activities outside the facility as scheduled by Wema Homes and client agrees to attend at client’s own comfort level and ability/desire. These outside the facility activities /services will include cultural, religious trauma informed care, peer support, religious cultural classes, and domestic violence classes.

1. To be admitted into the facility, an individual must:

• Age requirements; 

              - Wema Homes - Be between the age of 5 and less than 18 years.

              - Wema Health Services - Be adults 18yrs and above.

• Be capable of self-care, including the ability to self-administer medications. 
• Be willing to participate in the behavioral health program.
• Have the ability to function cognitively in a structured environment.
• Have medical and medication stability (No need for intensive ongoing medical care OR 24-hour nursing supervision).
• Provide a copy of all relevant court documentation, if applicable.
• Complete an assessment and an initial treatment plan.
• Have a physical examination within 30 days before admission or within seven calendar days after admission.
• Have evidence of freedom from infectious pulmonary tuberculosis completed within six months prior to admission or within seven days after admission.
• Sign and complete intake documents, including authorizations, AND
• Have a presenting problem that is appropriate for a Residential Treatment Facility such as:

i. An impairment in functioning as a result of a mental health diagnosis or a behavioral problem, AND/OR

ii. A need for services as determined by the individual or a guardian, a treatment team member, or court documentation.

2. The potential resident must be willing and able to form mutually agreeable treatment goals and objectives and work towards said treatment goals and objectives.

3. Any potential resident who actively presents as a danger to themselves or others will not be granted admittance into the facility. These individuals will be referred to a Crisis Team and/or local law enforcement.

4. The Administrator and/or Clinical Supervisor shall ensure that residents that are accepted for admission can be appropriately treated under the scope of services which Wema Homes LLC Support is licensed to provide.

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Wema Homes  support will coordinate with the resident’s clinical team and family supports to ensure ongoing care and treatment after discharge from the facility.

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1.  A resident may be discharged from the facility for a variety of reasons which include but are not limited to the following: successful completion of treatment or upon request of the resident and family, the resident begins to present with a high level of psychiatric acuity, the resident has needs outside the scope of services the Agency provides, or if the treatment team determines the referral will be beneficial to the resident.
2. A resident may be involuntarily discharged from the facility due to acts of violence or threats of violence, selling/ using/ buying illegal substances on premises, non-compliance of program rules that result in an observable negative impact on other residents or staff members, or the determination by the treatment team that the needs of the resident are no longer consistent with the services that facility is authorized and able to provide. Other reasons for involuntary discharge may be due to a medical condition or if the resident presents with a high level of psychiatric acuity. Residents who are involuntarily discharged must be provided a written notice of the right to file a grievance and a copy of the grievance policy and procedure.
3. Wema Homes support shall ensure that there is a documented discharge order by a medical practitioner or behavioral health professional before a resident is discharged unless the resident leaves the behavioral health residential facility against a medical practitioner’s or behavioral health professional’s advice.
4. Wema Homes support shall ensure that a resident receives a referral for treatment or ancillary services that the resident may need after discharge (if applicable) including referral to detoxification or opioid treatment services (if applicable).