Opportunities Unlimited provides residential services to 38 adults who have sustained a traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or other physical disability. The clients live in one of nine homes that line Glen Oaks Boulevard in Sioux City, Iowa.
Each home has been designed with the purpose, comfort, and dignity of the clients in mind. Each client has his or her own bedroom and private half bath. The community areas in each home include an accessible kitchen, full bathroom, and living room. Eight of the homes have four residents and one home houses six residents.
Clients are encouraged to participate, to the best of their ability, in all areas of residential living and therapies. With the assistance of staff, clients take part in meal preparation and help with household tasks. Re-learning these skills helps advance clients toward their goals of greater independence.
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The residential program at Opportunities Unlimited provides services to individuals with disabilities who are in need of support and supervision to carry out activities of daily living and to improve quality of life.
General admission criteria for the residential program include:
- Must be 15 or older
- Must have sustained a brain injury, spinal cord injury and/or have a physical disability
- Must have a funding source available for services
Individuals who may not be served:
- Persons with a diagnosis of a progressive disease, which is not stable
- Persons who are extremely physically abusive to themselves or others
- Persons who are currently suicidal
- Persons with a criminal history that could make them a danger to others in the community
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