HUDSON MILESTONES INC
365-381 CLENDENNY AVENUE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07304 www.hudsonmilestones.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: HUDSON MILESTONES, SEEKS TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A HUDSON COUNTY BASED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE CARE, SUPPORT AND ADVANCEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES TOWARDS ACHIEVING TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE THE INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE GOALS AND ESTABLISHING SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN THE COMMUNITY.BY THE END OF FY20, HUDSON MILESTONES HAD FULLY TRANSITIONED FROM THE DDD REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACTING TO THE FEE FOR SERVICE MODEL WITH NJ MEDICAID.

ADULT RESIDENTIAL SERVICES - THE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF HUDSON MILESTONES CONSISTED OF ELEVEN PROGRAMS WHICH SERVED THE NEEDS OF OVER 50 ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. RESIDENTIAL SERVICES REFERS TO LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR 21 YEAR OLDS OR OLDER ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (I/DD) WHICH ALLOW INTEGRATION INTO THE MAINSTREAM OF COMMUNITY LIFE. SOME OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED WERE BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL AND HOUSEHOLD SKILLS, DAILY HYGIENE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION. HUDSON MILESTONES ACCEPTED RESIDENTS FROM STATE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTERS AND COMMUNITY FAMILIES. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 52 RESIDENTS IN NINE GROUP HOMES ACROSS HUDSON COUNTY.THE GROUP HOME AND SUPERVISED APARTMENT PROGRAMS OPERATED BY HUDSON MILESTONES PROVIDED A COMMUNITY INTEGRATION LIVING OPTION FOR THOSE WHO COULD NO LONGER LIVE WITH THEIR FAMILIES OR ON THEIR OWN. THE PROGRAMS AVOIDED PLACEMENTS IN STATE INSTITUTIONS AND WERE FUNDED AT A FRACTION OF THE COST OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION.THE PROGRAMS PROVIDED AROUND THE CLOCK STAFF SUPERVISION FOR THE CLIENTS IN A HOME ATMOSPHERE. ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED AS NEEDED FOR THE CLIENTS TO BE ABLE TO FULFILL THEIR DAILY NEEDS AND PREFERENCES. MEDICAL CARE COORDINATION, MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT WERE ADDITIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED.THE PROGRAMS WERE GEARED TOWARDS TEACHING THE CLIENTS HOW TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT IN A NUMBER OF AREAS. THE MOST COMMON AREAS INCLUDED SOCIAL SKILLS, HOUSEHOLD SKILLS AND DAILY HYGIENE. EACH CLIENT HAD A PERSONAL "PLAN" TAILORED TO THEIR ABILITIES. ALONG WITH THE EDUCATIONAL ASPECT OF THE PROGRAM, COMMUNITY INTEGRATION AND RECREATION PLAYED A MAJOR PART IN THE TOTAL SERVICE OF THE PROGRAM. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SPECIAL OLYMPICS, TRIPS TO MUSEUMS, LOCAL THEATERS, OVERNIGHT TRIPS, DANCES AND DINING OUT AT LOCAL RESTAURANTS, ET AL.DAY HABILITATION SERVICES - THE PURPOSE OF HUDSON MILESTONES' DAY HABILITATION PROGRAMS WAS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES MORE MEANINGFUL AND PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.HUDSON MILESTONES OPERATED TWO DAY HABILITATION PROGRAMS - IN BAYONNE AND JERSEY CITY. THEY PROVIDED DAY PROGRAMMING FOR OVER 100 RESIDENTS OF THE HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY. THESE CENTERS WERE PLACES OF INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION, LEARNING AND CREATION. CLIENTS FOUND WAYS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS WHILE ALSO INCREASING SKILLS AND INTERESTS WHICH OUR INNOVATIVE STAFF INCORPORATED INTO THEIR DAILY SCHEDULES. PROGRAMMING WAS DEVELOPED BASED ON EACH PERSON'S INTERESTS, GOALS AND NEEDS. OUR DAY HABILITATION CURRICULUM EMPHASIZED LEARNING SOCIAL, SAFETY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.WE ALSO OFFERED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS LEARNING INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES, FILLING OUT JOB APPLICATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ABOUT BUILDING JOB SKILLS. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED COLLATING, LABELING AND SMALL-SCALE ASSEMBLING AND SHREDDING. AS ALWAYS, OUR FOCUS WAS ON PROVIDING THE FULL RANGE OF ASSISTANCE A PERSON NEEDED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THEIR COMMUNITY, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THEIR CAPABILITIES. THE DAY HABILITATION PROGRAMS WERE ATTENDED BY OVER 100 CLIENTS DAILY FOR OVER 130,000 HOURS OF SERVICES.

EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (EIS)HUDSON MILESTONES' EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM (EIS) PROVIDED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT HUDSON COUNTY. THE PROGRAM STRIVED TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS OR DIAGNOSED WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. STAFF PROVIDED FAMILIES WITH INFORMATION AND SUPPORT WHILE MODELING INTERVENTION STRATEGIES. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN THE CHILDRENS' NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (HOME, CHILD CARE CENTER OR OTHER) BY A TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS. OVER 79 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES RECEIVED ANOUT 1,900 HOURS OF DEVELOPMENTAL EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES. THE GOAL OF EARLY INTERVENTION WAS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE FAMILIES THAT WOULD HELP THEM TO LEARN AND BE COMFORTABLE USING THE INTERVENTION STRATEGIES DEVELOPED FOR THE CHILDREN, THUS ENHANCING THEIR CAPACITY TO MEET THE DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN.THIS IS WHAT WE PROVIDED TO THE OVER 79 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THAT WERE SERVED IN THE PROGRAM IN FY20. CHILDREN MEETING THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (BIRTH -3 YEARS OLD) AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN HUDSON COUNTY RECEIVED FAMILY TRAINING SERVICES. HUDSON MILESTONES' SERVICES INCLUDED DEVELOPMENTAL INTERVENTION, PHYSICAL, SPEECH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIES AS WELL AS NURSE SUPPORT AND FAMILY SUPPORT FROM OUR STAFF WHO ARE HIGHLY SKILLED SPECIALISTS IN THIS FIELD.IN THE NEW JERSEY EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM (NJEIS), THE PRACTITIONER WORKS AS PART OF A TRANSDISCIPLINARY TEAM, INCLUDING THE FAMILY, SPECIAL CHILD HEALTH SERVICES (SCHS) SERVICE COORDINATOR, INTERPRETERS, AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS. AS THE CENTER OF EI SERVICES. THE FAMILIES CHOSE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE MEANINGFUL FOR THEIR KIDS. EARLY INTERVENTION SERV ICES SERVICES ARE NEVER 1:1, SO EACH HOME SESSION INCLUDED BOTH THE FAMILY AND CHILD, OCCURRING AS PART OF THE NATURAL ROUTINE IN THE CHILD'S DAY AND ENVIRONMENT. SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM WAS PROVIDED UNDER A FEE FOR SERVICE BILLING MODEL WITH MOLINA MEDICAID; UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES; AS WELL AS A GRANT FROM THE HUDSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES' OFFICE OF DISABILITY SERVICES.

WEEKEND RESPITE PROGRAM (WRP) - THIS PROGRAM SERVED 29 ADULT CLIENTS FOR 40 SATURDAYS A YEAR WITH EACH CLIENT RECEIVING OVER 180 HOURS A YEAR OF RECREATIONAL SERVICES. THE PROGRAM DID NOT OPERATE DURING WEEKS IN WHICH THERE WERE AGENCY CLOSINGS AND/OR SATURDAYS DURING AN EXTENDED HOLIDAY WEEKENDS. THE WRP OPERATED OUT OF THE JERSEY CITY DAY HABILITATION (JCDH) CENTER. ALTHOUGH THE ADULT CLIENTS WERE DRAWN MOSTLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FROM THOSE WE KNOW THROUGH SERVING THEM IN OUR DAY PROGRAM, IT WAS ALSO OPEN TO PEOPLE WHO DO NOT LIVE IN A GROUP HOME, SPONSOR HOME, OR A RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT FUNDED BY THE NEW JERSEY DHHS' DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.THE WRP'S GOALS WERE TO GIVE THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS A CHANCE FOR INCREASED COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES AND INTEGRATION ALONG WITH GIVING FAMILY MEMBERS TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM THEIR DIRECT CARE RESPONSIBILITIES, THROUGH A RANGE OF COMMUNITY AND CENTER-BASED ACTIVITIES.IN-HOME YOUTH RESPITE PROGRAM PROVIDED OVER 6 FAMILIES WITH OVER 900 HOURS OF RESPITE SERVICES. YOUTH & ADULT IN HOME RESPITE PROVIDED FAMILY CAREGIVERS WITH A SHORT PERIOD OF REST OR RELIEF BY ARRANGING ALTERNATE CAREGIVING FOR THE FAMILY MEMBER WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. SPECIALLY TRAINED PROVIDERS CARED FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THROUGH ACTIVITIES WHICH BEST SUITED THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS AND PREFERENCES. RESPITE PROVIDERS GIVE SUPPORT IN THE AREAS OF SELF-HELP, PRACTICAL SKILLS AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION. SOCIAL RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WERE A TOP PRIORITY. ADULTS ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM WERE REFERRED BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES' DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. YOUTHS (UP TO AGE 21 YEARS) WERE REFERRED BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES' DIVISION OF CHILDREN SYSTEM OF CARE. MUSICAL MILESTONES - IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL PERFORMANCE ARTISTS, OUR PROGRAM INCORPORATED DANCE, MOVEMENT AND SINGING INTO CREATIVE PRODUCTIONS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, CLIENTS LEARNED THAT IMAGINATION IS FUN AND THAT EACH OF US IS WORTHY OF ESTEEM, BOTH FROM SELF AND OTHERS.

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