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• How many people are served by Life’s WORC?
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Life’s WORC provides support to over 1,000 individuals and families. The agency manages 34 homes and 11 non-residential programs for people with developmental disabilities including mental retardation and autism.• What are they age ranges of the people served by Life’s WORC?
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The individuals supported by Life’s WORC range in age from pre-school to middle age. And, as the people we support, many of whom are multiply handicapped and profoundly retarded, are now living longer because of the quality of care they receive, Life’s WORC is now dealing with senior issues for some of the people in its homes. This most vulnerable population had not lived long enough in past decades to face senior issues. • How is Life’s WORC funded?
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Life’s WORC is a mandated service that receives Medicaid reimbursement for its services. This is primarily how it manages its operations.• What is private funding used for and why is it needed?
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Life’s WORC raises private dollars to enhance the quality of life for the people we support in our homes and programs. Private dollars are also needed to purchase specific items such as those listed in our 'Adopt A Need' flyer (located at the Make A Difference area of this website) and to fund non-residential programs not supported by government.Fundraising dollars make it possible for Life’s WORC to:
- purchase a $3,000 specialized bed for someone who needs it rather than the standard hospital bed provided by Medicaid. - spend $5,000 for a dynavox, which is a special image board that enables a non-verbal person to communicate his/her thoughts. Medicaid does not provided funding for this item.
- purchase a $5,000 specialized wheelchair for someone who has trouble fitting into the Medicaid funded standard wheelchair.
- treat the people in the homes to a summer trip by spending $1,600 per person, dollars that are only made possible by private funding.
These are but a few examples of why private dollars are needed and how they are used.
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