Summerland Homes, Inc. is a family owned and operated business. The owners of Summerland Homes, Inc. are Alene Summersgill and Annette Kirkland. Summerland Homes, Inc. received a 3 Year CARF Accreditation on January 11, 2022.
CARF ACCREDITED to provide the following services:
Community Employment Services: Employment Supports
Community Employment Services: Job Development
Community Integration
Host Family/Shared Living Services
Respite Services
Self-Employment Services
Supported Living
Mission
Summerland Homes, Inc. is a for-profit organization that provides the opportunity for a person with disabilities to have their choice of living environment, an alternative to living in a group home or institution. Summerland Homes serves intellectual/developmental disabled and dual diagnosed individuals with a high degree of staff competence, quality of care and accountability. Summerland Homes values the importance of culture and ensures that service delivery to all persons is delivered in a culturally sensitive manner. Summerland Homes is responsive to the culture and diversity of the persons served. Summerland Homes is committed to providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services to all persons served.
Values Statement
Summerland Homes, Inc. considers the rights of persons with disabilities to have the right to choose to live in and experience living in a home environment instead of a group home or institution. The organization provides training and a close, personal association with their care providers to keep in touch with staff and ensure that their skill levels and knowledge of up-to-date care and treatment of persons with disabilities are being accomplished. Summerland Homes makes every effort to keep persons served involved with their natural families and former communities to preserve and encourage their familiar culture. Summerland Homes values the importance of culture and ensures that service delivery to all persons is delivered in a culturally sensitive manner. Summerland Homes is responsive to the culture and diversity of the persons served. Summerland Homes is committed to providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services to all persons served.
Philosophy
Summerland Homes, Inc. believes in helping all individuals achieve their full potential by maximizing their independence, productivity, talents and quality of life. Summerland Homes, Inc. fully supports each person’s preference, choice of living environment, learning techniques, hobbies, profession and retirement goals. Summerland Homes works closely with the person served and their support team in developing program goals. These goals are specifically designed to help the individual achieve their full potential to the best of their abilities. It is also our belief that everyone should be empowered to make the choices in daily life being fully informed of the consequences of those choices; yet affording them the dignity of risk. We value each individual’s rights and dignity, and look to each individual as the most important part of the team. Summerland Homes values the importance of culture and ensures that service delivery to all persons is delivered in a culturally sensitive manner. Summerland Homes is responsive to the culture and diversity of the persons served. Summerland Homes is committed to providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services to all persons served.
Vision Statement
Summerland Homes, Inc. envisions maintaining home environments for persons with disabilities as an alternative to group homes or institutions. The staff of Summerland Home works in partnership with persons served, natural families, care providers, Vaya Health, care providers from other agencies, and people in the community who may encourage persons with disabilities to choose to live in and remain in safe and secure home environments. All aspects of care reflect Summerland Homes’ commitment to service persons with disabilities with excellence and dignity. Staff treats persons served with compassion, respect, and support consistent with the dignity of living with disabilities. Summerland Homes values the importance of culture and ensures that service delivery to all persons is delivered in a culturally sensitive manner. Summerland Homes is responsive to the culture and diversity of the persons served. Summerland Homes is committed to providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services to all persons served. Summerland Homes’ hours are organized according to persons served and host families’ needs and convenience and its services are organized according to the needs of individual persons served.
About Us:
Summerland Homes, Inc. is a Provider Agency offering services to mentally and physically challenged individuals, who qualify for Medicaid services provided through the Innovations Waiver program provided by North Carolina Medicaid. We provide services for mentally and physically challenged individuals who qualify for state funds paid by North Carolina Medicaid provided through the State of North Carolina through Smoky Mountain Center, a Managed Care Entity, located in Western North Carolina.
Summerland Homes, Inc. provides services for the care of individuals who are physically and mentally challenged. Summerland Homes, Inc. provides services for individuals who live in their own homes. These services are provided in the individual’s home, out in the community or in the home of the care provider on a daily basis or on an as needed basis such as Respite for the family.
Summerland Homes, Inc. also places individuals in need into appropriate home settings. These homes are called Alternative Family Living (AFL) homes and individuals move into a family home to live and be cared for as family. Summerland Homes, Inc. is reimbursed for these services through North Carolina Medicaid and contractual services through Smoky Mountain Center.
It is the purpose of Summerland Homes to offer a comfortable residential setting that is beneficial to the client as well as the contractor in a Licensed and/or Unlicensed Alternative Family Living placement. It is also our purpose to offer other interim services to meet the specific needs of the client and the family involved to promote greater independence, socialization and a fuller life for all concerned.
The types of services provided we provide are:
- Residential Supports AFL – Levels 1,2,3,4
- Community Networking
- Crisis Services (Primary Crisis Response)
- Supported Employment
- Respite Services
- Community Living & Support
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