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CHI Friendship works each day to make sure the people we support have the best possible quality of life. These 12 tools allow us to do just that. CHI Friendship works in concert with the Department of Human Services to provide a comprehensive Overall Service Plan (OSP) for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The OSP is an investment in a person's life. It is driven by each person supported and what he or she considers important, as designed through outcomes identied in each of the assessments we complete. The assessments depend on the type of service a person supported is receiving. SUPPORTS INTENSITY SCALE The Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) is an assessment tool that measures practical support requirements of a person with an intellectual disability. This assessment measures support requirements in 57 life activities and 28 behavioral and medical areas, including: areas of home living community living lifelong learning employment health and safety social activities protection advocacy Each activity is ranked according to frequency (never or at least once a month), amount (none or less than 30 minutes), and type of support (monitoring or interactions). A Supports Intensity Level is then determined based on the Total Support Needs Index, a standard score generated from scores on all the items tested by the SIS. A third-party agency completes an assessment with each person supported every three years. An interview is completed with the person supported and those who know the person well. The results of all SIS assessments will be used to determine the stang needs for each person supported. If you want to know more about the SIS assessment, visit www.aaidd.org/sis. RESIDENTIAL ASSESSMENT This assessment evaluates both the strengths and the support needs of people within their homes and communities. It assesses skill areas such as: the ability to recognize and respond to emergencies personal hygiene money management recreation/leisure activities of daily living, such as dressing, shopping, and completing household tasks The Residential Assessment also measures the supervision levels necessary for people supported. Each person has a choice of where he or she wants to live with the options available. We encourage each person to have his or her own bedroom to allow personal space and privacy. The information obtained from this assessment helps to ensure we are providing the appropriate amount of support to keep OUR SUPPORT MEASURING CHI FRIENDSHIP /// chifriendship.com 2