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Blue Water Developmental Housing
Purpose
Blue Water Developmental Housing, Inc. uses person–centered planning to promote choice, self–determination and the empowerment of each individual in creating their own plan of service.
1. Community-Based
BWDH's Community-Based Program offers support services for individuals with disabilities who reside independently or with their families in the community. The services provided focus on personal self-sufficiency, independence and promotion of one's integration into the community. These services enable individuals to live in the least restrictive manner.
2. Residential
BWDH's Residential Program offers community living in the family–like settings of its 13 group homes. All residential homes are supervised twenty–four hours a day by staff and are licensed by the State of Michigan. Trained residential aides and an interdisciplinary team of professionals work together to coordinate Clinical Services such as Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work, Medical, Dietary, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Psychological and Behavioral as needed. Staff also assists consumers with Skill Training in order for them to develop the tools necessary to live as independently as possible. Through Service Coordination, BWDH manages intakes, professional assessments, Plans of Service, linkage and monitoring, and advocacy services as needed for each individual.
1. Community-Based
BWDH's Community-Based Program offers support services for individuals with disabilities who reside independently or with their families in the community. The services provided focus on personal self-sufficiency, independence and promotion of one's integration into the community. These services enable individuals to live in the least restrictive manner.
2. Residential
BWDH's Residential Program offers community living in the family–like settings of its 13 group homes. All residential homes are supervised twenty–four hours a day by staff and are licensed by the State of Michigan. Trained residential aides and an interdisciplinary team of professionals work together to coordinate Clinical Services such as Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work, Medical, Dietary, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Psychological and Behavioral as needed. Staff also assists consumers with Skill Training in order for them to develop the tools necessary to live as independently as possible. Through Service Coordination, BWDH manages intakes, professional assessments, Plans of Service, linkage and monitoring, and advocacy services as needed for each individual.
Vision
OUR VISION: "BWDH will be the provider of choice for housing and support services known for a culture of continuous quality improvement, innovative services and programs, a highly trained and competent workforce, and meaningful community engagement."
Mission
OUR MISSION: "To provide housing and support services focusing on the desires and needs of the person served, support individual dignity, and promote community inclusion."
Additional Culture Details
Our Core Values
The development and delivery of services at BWDH is organized around five Core Values to help establish and maintain the highest standard of professionalism and services to consumers. These Core Values include:
1. Respect for Individuals
BWDH cannot succeed without people. It is people who give this organization its meaning and its people who will make it work. BWDH believes in the idea that treating people well – with dignity, respect and with expectations of growth and development – is fundamental to the achievement of a satisfying work experience and essential to insuring consumers are treated with respect.
2. The Importance of Innovation
BWDH believes that it can demonstrate new, creative and innovative ways of supporting, serving and assisting people. Innovation, creativity and inherent risks involved in doing things differently, but responsibly, are the hallmark values of BWDH.
3. The Importance of Teamwork
Despite the requirements of running an organization with various levels and lines of authority, those connected to BWDH believe that everyone affiliated with the organization can offer perspective, insight and input into improving what we do, how we serve and support people and the quality of our efforts. To that end, important and creative ideas may originate at any level within the organization.
4. Continuous Improvement
The aspiration of excellence is also an important value. Excellence is grounded in the quality of our efforts to serve, sup
The development and delivery of services at BWDH is organized around five Core Values to help establish and maintain the highest standard of professionalism and services to consumers. These Core Values include:
1. Respect for Individuals
BWDH cannot succeed without people. It is people who give this organization its meaning and its people who will make it work. BWDH believes in the idea that treating people well – with dignity, respect and with expectations of growth and development – is fundamental to the achievement of a satisfying work experience and essential to insuring consumers are treated with respect.
2. The Importance of Innovation
BWDH believes that it can demonstrate new, creative and innovative ways of supporting, serving and assisting people. Innovation, creativity and inherent risks involved in doing things differently, but responsibly, are the hallmark values of BWDH.
3. The Importance of Teamwork
Despite the requirements of running an organization with various levels and lines of authority, those connected to BWDH believe that everyone affiliated with the organization can offer perspective, insight and input into improving what we do, how we serve and support people and the quality of our efforts. To that end, important and creative ideas may originate at any level within the organization.
4. Continuous Improvement
The aspiration of excellence is also an important value. Excellence is grounded in the quality of our efforts to serve, sup
Values
- Dignity and Respect
- Blue Water Developmental Housing, Inc. believes that treating people with dignity, respect, and with expectations of growth and development is fundamental to the achievement of a satisfying work experience and essential to assuring those we serve are treated with respect.
Headquarters
Marysville, MI
Employees
258 US Employees
Industry
Healthcare - Other