4425 State Route 730
Wilmington, OH 45177
(937) 382-7889
Fax: (937) 382-0350
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE SERVICE AND SUPPORT DIVISION
Contact information
- Director: Dawn Hart, dhart@nikecenter.org
- Service and Support Professional: Kim Doss, kdoss@nikecenter.org
- Eligibility and Intake Coordinator: Crystal Guisleman, cguisleman@nikecenter.org
- Administrative Secretary: Leslee Johnson, ljohnson@nikecenter.org
Service and Support Coordinators:
- Jenny Dameron, jdameron@nikecenter.org
- Joanne Sell, jsell@nikecenter.org
- Judy Spurlock, jspurlock@nikecenter.org
- Amy Sexton, asexton@nikecenter.org
Emergency after hours & weekend phone: (937) 725-5074
Scope of Services
The Service and Support Division was created in January of 2002 in response to House Bill 94 for the Ohio Dept. of Developmental Disabilities (ODDD). Service and Support Staff coordinate services and supports needed by individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) to achieve positive outcomes for success in their daily lives. Individuals eligible for county board services are assigned a service and support “team” to assist them in obtaining their needs.
Services are:
- Establish an individual’s eligibility
- Assess individual needs for services
- Develop individual service plans with active participation from the individual to be served
- Establish budgets for services based on assessed needs
- Assist in free choice of providers
- Monitor services for quality and outcomes
- Maintaining rights, reporting Major Unusual Incidents and processing complaints
- Ensure coordination between service providers in the county
- Ensure that each individual has a designated person who can represent them and advocate for them
Interested persons can contact the Service and Support Office at (937) 382-7889 between the hours of 8:00am to 4:00pm or send an email to our address.
Residential Alternatives
The Service and Support Division coordinates residential services for DD individuals in need of assistance or alternative living situations. The County Board offers Group Home Services for individuals interested in 24 hour supervision and personal care in a group living situation, licensed by the ODDD. Barker House has been specially designed for those individuals with a more active lifestyle, focusing on daily living skills; whereas, Smith House provides a retirement atmosphere, where individual may need physical assistance.
Medicaid Funding under the Home and Community Based Waiver programs and the ODDD Supported Living program allow individuals to live as independently as possible in the community with supports. Services can include transportation, medical supplies, delegated nursing, appointment assistance, rental assistance, homemaker/personal care, environmental modifications and respite care. Individuals in this program choose where they wish to live and with whom they wish to have services provided by.
To learn more, follow the link: Residential Services and Provider Information
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