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Residential  Services

TERI provides nurturing long-term living and housing solutions for our adults with special needs. TERI currently supports 13 modern, well-maintained homes for more than 70 adults and seniors, located throughout North San Diego County in secure neighborhoods. Our priority is providing safety, well-being, personal development, and a lifetime of care for your loved ones. Each resident receives an individualized, ongoing plan for adapting to and conquering life's challenges, and then we create cohesive groups of adults with common interests and compatibilities. This ensures the creation of a family unit that thrives across each person’s lifespan. TERI’s commitment to a lifetime of continuity of care is paramount. Some of our original residents have been thriving housemates for over 40 years! TERI has retrofitted several residences to overcome ambulatory impairments, installed ADA supportive equipment, and provided trained staff while offering access to 24-hour nursing care, including hospice. The State of California licenses each group home for a particular level of physical and developmental need. These homes are classified as Intermediate Healthcare Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled– Habilitative (ICF-DDH). TERI Residential Homes are licensed residential health facilities in California that provide 24-hour care and supervision to people with developmental disabilities who need active habilitation services but 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲. For those special needs adults who may have conditions that cannot be supported in an ICF-DDH home, TERI also offers qualified applicants a Supported Living Services (SLS) option at a single-family home (Will’s House) near the Campus of Life in San Marcos. To qualify for an SLS home, the applicant must have an assessed need for ongoing, customized support to live safely and independently in a home of their choosing with person-centered supports funded by San Diego Regional Center. See below for a more detailed list of eligibility requirements.

Eligibility Process: Option 1 - Residential Services

Please be sure that your loved one meets all of the criteria below:

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  • Must have a developmental/intellectual disability verifiable with medical documentation

  • Must require 24-hour supervision

  • Must need a continuous habilitation program (“active treatment”)

  • Must currently have or be eligible for California Regional Center Services

  • Must currently have or be eligible for Medi-Cal funding

  • Must NOT require ongoing skilled nursing/medical services as outlined below:

    • Conditions requiring continuous skilled nursing care (ventilator dependency, etc.)

    • Chronic respiratory conditions requiring invasive support (tracheostomy care, etc.) 

    • Feeding and nutrition conditions requiring skilled procedures (gastrostomy (G tube) feeding, etc.)

    • Advanced skin integrity and wound conditions (chronic Stage 3 or Stage 4 pressure injuries, etc.)

    • Unstable or medically fragile seizure disorders (uncontrolled despite medication, etc.)

    • Conditions requiring total dependence for all ADLs with medical complexity 

    • Chronic infectious or communicable diseases posing facility wide risk (active communicable tuberculosis, etc.)

    • Medical conditions requiring routine invasive procedures (chronic catheterization beyond routine care, colostomy or ileostomy requiring skilled management, etc.)

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For more information on our program and policies you can download our TERI Residential Parent Handbook.

Eligibility Process: Option 2 - Supported Living Services (SLS) - Will's House

Our Supported Living Services option at Will’s House is designed to serve residents, male or female who are at least 18 years of age and who do not qualify for an ICF-DDH level of care. All types of developmental disabilities may be appropriate.

Please be sure that your loved one meets all of the criteria below for Will's SLS House:

 

  • May have conditions that cannot be supported in an ICF-DDH (as listed in Residential Services section of this web page)

  • Must have a developmental/intellectual disability verifiable with medical documentation

  • Must be at least 18 years old

  • Must currently have or be eligible for California Regional Center Services

  • Must currently have or be eligible for Medi-Cal funding 

  • Must want to live in their own home or with up to two roommates (with staffing support)

  • Must need some (but not necessarily total) assistance with activities of daily living

  • Can be safely supported with flexible, customized services

  • People with very high support needs—including 1:1 or even 2:1 staffing—can still be eligible for SLS if their needs can be met safely outside of a nursing/ medical facility

  • Must be able to make additional payments beyond Regional Center funded vendor services (staffing support)

About Will’s House​

 

  • Located in San Marcos, CA, just 8 minutes away from the TERI Campus of Life.

  • Your loved one will have his or her own bedroom and access to bathrooms designed for safety and accessibility.

  • Quality support services are provided by TERI, including assistance with planning and cooking nutritious meals, shopping, community access, safety, and overall assistance with activities of daily living.

Have questions? 

Contact

Jocelyn Jezycki

​Director of Residential Services

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