Welcome to Life Line Residential Services
Life Line Residential Services & OT Consultant Group (LLRS) has been licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Department of Substance Abuse (DBHDS) since November 2003. LLRS is committed to providing individualized supports to enable adults with Developmental Disabilities the opportunity to reach their goals through an established Service Plan (ISP), with a high quality of living. Through the Community living waiver, LLRS is able to support individuals by encouraging and supporting total health and well being through a holistic approach. LLRS is specialized in serving persons with Developmental Disabilities who are especially able to blossom in an environment with individualized attention, through the support of a nurturing “ family” like network and/or specialized staffing.
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Goals
1. To provide experiences and support to strengthen community living in a nurturing environment.
2. To provide skill building opportunities in the environment where the individual will live, work, engage in recreation and develop new interest and actually use the skills.
3. To facilitate community relationships through various methods of advocacy and individualized consultation.
4. To monitor health and safety conditions and provide assistance as needed with transportation, personal care and activities of daily living.
5. To empower the individual to realize their personal freedoms, individual rights and responsibilities.
6. To support the individuality of each person through the development of individualized service plans that incorporate choices and interest.
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Requirements for Admission
1. The individual must be twenty-one (21) years old or older and eligible to receive ID/DD Waiver ( Community Living Waiver) services through the community services board.
2. The individual may be male or female.
3. The individual can be ambulatory or non-ambulatory (with assistive devices if necessary but able to do stand pivot).
4. May have behavioral challenges but are not actively hostile to themselves or others.
Our Services
Life Line Residential Services has a small congregate group home of 4-5 individuals. With that we can offer the following specialized services found below.
Our Homes
Life Line Residential Services have two homes for our clients.
Casaloma Home
The Casaloma home is located in Forest, Virginia and has four bedrooms and three baths with the capacity for five individuals. It currently has two openings for either male or female. Please call us if interested.
Lemon Drive Home
The Lemon Drive home is located in Lynchburg, Virginia with three bedrooms and the capacity for four individuals. We have no openings at this time.
About the Owner and Founder
Life Line Residential Services is founded and operated by Marie Ward, a licensed Occupational Therapist of 29 years . Marie Ward is a graduate of VCU/MCV from the School of Occupational Therapy. Her career journey has given her insight and passion for Congregate Residential Living in a small “family like” setting. She believes that individuals can grow and thrive in a loving setting that appreciates individuality and promotes independence through “doing”. It is her belief that with the appropriate assistance, supports, and encouragement, a person becomes confident enough and skilled enough to grow any many areas of their life. The motto for Life Line Residential Services is “ Caring and Compassion are the C’s to our Success”.