Are you the decision-maker for someone who needs 24-hour supervision and assistance with personal care, daily living tasks and health-related activities?
If you answered yes, a Community Residence may provide the help you’re looking for.
Community Residences offer services for adults with:
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functional limitation related to a physical or mental health condition, and/or
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a cognitive or developmental disability.
These facilities provide 24-hour care and supervision to individuals who require a great deal of assistance with daily living tasks and personal care.
There are 88 Community Residences across the province. These facilities are privately owned, and licensed and inspected by the Department of Social Development. Community Residences must follow Social Development’s Standards and Procedures for Adult Residential Facilities.
Each home focuses on providing the residents opportunities to take part in social, recreational and life skills activities such as workshops appropriate for their age and skill level.
More resources
Click here for information from the New Brunswick Association for Community Living, a provincial, nonprofit organization that helps people with an intellectual disability and their families.
Individuals who benefit from living in a Community Residence:
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are 19-64 years of age;
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have submitted an application for the Disability Support Program;
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have a medically stable physical or mental health condition, or functional limitation;
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need 24-hour supervision; and
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have a physical and/or mental health condition and need a great deal of assistance with personal care; some individuals may also have cognitive and/or behavioural difficulties; some individuals may exhibit aggressive behaviours towards themselves and/or others.
Call the Department of Social Development’s screening line at 1-833-733-7835 to apply to the Disability Support Program and for a placement in a Community Residence.
If financial assistance is needed for placement in a Community Residence, the screener will send you the Financial Application Form. Click here to learn more. This application will determine whether you are eligible for a subsidy from Social Development that will pay a portion of the cost of living in a Community Residence.
After that initial call with a screener, a social worker will call you about your application for the Disability Support Program. The social worker will also give you a Physical Examination and History form. In order for someone to be placed in a Community Residence, it needs to be completed by a physician or nurse practitioner. Some physicians will charge a fee to complete the form.
The social worker will work with you to find a facility that meets the individual’s needs. They will also assist you in the placement process.
For your call with a social worker to begin the process of applying to the Disability Support Program, you should have on hand the person’s:
New Brunswick Medicare number,
Social Insurance number if they have one,
income information if they have an income,
address, and
date of birth.
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