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The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming's Residential program
provides safe, secure housing for consumers of
all ages and abilities. By operating 14
Individualized Residential Alternatives (IRAs)
throughout Livingston and Wyoming counties, the
Arc is able to assist dozens of community
members to live as independently as possible in
community-based settings.
The agency has been providing Residential
services for more than 30 years. Since
opening its first residence on Center Street in
Geneseo three decades ago, The Arc of
Livingston-Wyoming has worked tirelessly to
ensure appropriate housing that meets the needs
and expectations of consumers, and agency goals
of community inclusion.
During the milestone year of 2006, The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming opened the Eric Grammas IRA
(named in memory of an extraordinary young man who was to live there),
as the first home that the agency built entirely from the ground up.
Located on Groveland Road in Geneseo, the
Grammas IRA ushered in new era of fully
handicap-accessible homes, including a
barrier-free design for wheelchair mobility,
automatic door openers, widened doorways,
lowered counter spaces, and roll-in showers.
In 2007, the Grammas IRA served as a model for
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming's two newest
residences, in Lakeville and Dansville. As
is the case with all 14 IRAs, each home fits the
needs of a distinctly unique groups of
residents. The Dansville IRA is home to six
other women in their early 20s through late 30s
who are making the first-time transition from
their family homes, while residents of the
Lakeville IRA are older and less ambulatory.
People who live in The Arc of
Livingston-Wyoming's residences are afforded
access to a variety of valuable clinical
services, including behavior support and
nutrition services, and 24-hour on-call nursing.
As the Residential Services program matures, the agency's consumer base also grows older. Already, one third of Residential consumers are at least 55 years old, with the special needs of an aging population. Residential Services is dedicated to meeting the next set of challenges
while “building for the future” and serving an ever-changing population of individuals with disabilities.
While the architecture has changed over the years, the goal of
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming Residential Services has remained constant: Allow individuals of all abilities and disabilities to experience the independence and growth that comes along with being a contributing member of a household.
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