Nature of Work: Green Acres Regional Center is a service organization that provides bottled water and lawn care/landscaping services. The facility is locates on approximately 25 acres, which encompasses approximately twelve buildings. The facility has two residential cottages, recreation center, a cafeteria and two classroom buildings. These buildings are generally leased to other organizations. The main facilities being utilized by Green Acres Regional Center are the three bottled water production areas, administrative offices, and the two greenhouse structures. Green Acres currently employs 42 individuals with half of the employees being individuals with disabilities. Job titles consist of Administrator, Director of Programs and Facilities, Water Production Manager, Inventory Specialist/Administrative Assistant, Warehouse Shipping Manager, Vocational Agricultural Manager, Lawn Care/Landscaping crew members, Bottled Water Production Aids, Sales and Small …show more content…
Some accommodations that may be needed include transportation. The facility is remotely located and there is no public transportation system that travels to facility. Individuals who have transportation issues may need some type of transportation accommodation to be able to work at this facility. A color coding system would assist individuals with learning difficulties or intellectual disabilities who have difficulties with reading to know which organization the bottles are to be shipped to. Modifications to machinery such as different shaped handles to enable individuals with physical disabilities to operate the machine. Adjustable seating and workstations would also be beneficial to individuals with physical disabilities. Supported employment services for individuals that may require additional job training or
Background Information: Kali is a happy preteen girl who was referred to the Wylie Center Autism Spectrum Intervention Program (ASIP) by her Inland Regional Center Case Service Coordinator, Meghan Patterson. Kali currently lives at home with her mother, father and two sisters. Kali currently receives 22 hours per month of 1:1 behavior modification therapy in the home setting. Kali has been receiving these services since September 2012.
Gus DiCesar, the Hilltop County sheriff, proposed the trustees to be taken out from jail 6 days a week. He also asked for a truck for taking the prisoners to roadsides to clean the county’s roadways from trash and debris.
Eagle Village is located in Hersey, Michigan. The organizations has many different benefits and departments from six residential houses, adoption/foster care, community camps, and training opportunities. I work in the Ashmun house with 11 adolescents who have who have been victims of abuse and neglect. The residents in the house age range between thirteen and sixteen, and the residents come from all over the state of Michigan. As a resident is moved into Ashmun house, they are expected to successfully complete the program.
North Oaks, Minnesota, is a wealthy suburb that is located 10 miles north of Saint Paul along the northern edge of Ramsey County. The population was 4,469 at the 2010 census. This previously gated community currently contains land that is completely owned by homeowners. The maintaining of roads, parks, facilities, and recreation trails are overseen by the North Oaks Homeowners Association. Basic services such as the fire department, police, planning, and licensing are facilitated by the Mayor and City Council. The city itself does not own any property
Frasier Meadows, a private not-for-profit retirement community in Boulder, Colorado, offers residents independent and assisted living options, as well as skilled nursing care. From September 11 - September 30, 2013, severe rainstorms caused flooding to Frasier Meadows’ assisted living and healthcare facilities and its underground parking garage (See Figure 1: Flood Damage to Frasier Meadows’ Underground Garage). The President declared a major disaster on September 14, 2013.
The food at Woodland Job Corps Center is not acceptable. The food is bland, greasy, has no flavor, and reminds me of being in prison. There is no variety in the meals we are served. We also need healthier food; the ingredients in the food do not seem natural.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 established a standard to “public accommodations” requiring businesses to make “reasonable modifications” to the usual
cocaine addict in Austin Texas in 2013. Small supported herself by fostering kids from a small
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Ingram Ranch has a wide variety of one and two bedroom floor plans as well as a three bedroom and an efficiency layout. This variety enables just about anyone to find the perfect sized apartment home for their needs. The units come with air conditioning, wall-to-wall carpeting, mini blinds, walk-in closets, and select units even have a fireplace. The community offers residents a tennis court to stay fit while having fun, and there is a playground for the little ones. A clubhouse is the perfect place to chill out with friends or make new friends, and laundry facilities are provided.
Marshwood Center is a 108-bed Genesis HealthCare facility located in Lewiston, Maine specializes in short and long-term skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. At Marshwood Center, “there is a continuous focus on quality of care and a strong commitment to ensure the best resident experience. Making sure the residents are receiving the best care and service at all times is a number one priority at Marshwood, which is why the team is committed to providing ongoing education and support to their staff across the organization” (Davis,
The first problem that arises is a disconnection between the staff and Leslie. Based on our
Heritage Oaks Hospital provides a less restrictive step-down treatment environment at three outpatient centers: Harbor Oaks in West Sacramento serves adults and senior adults; Roseville Oaks serves adolescents, adults, and senior adults; and Winding Oaks next to the main hospital serves adults and senior adults. According to course textbook, the goal of outpatient programs is to improve quality of life and to return clients to daily activities among family, peers, and the community (Varcarolis, 2013). The treatments available include psychiatric, emotional, behavioral, and substance abuse. These outpatient centers have partial hospitalization program (PHP) and intensive outpatient program (IOP). According to the hospital website, outpatient services include physician oversight, medication management, group therapies, educational practices such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) (heritageoakshospital.com, 2017). I was assigned to Roseville Oaks Outpatient Behavioral Health Center. It was helpful for me to
Shades of Green Lawn Service is a lawn care contracting company that is located in Brick Township, New Jersey. Shades of Green Lawn Service holds more than 15 years of experience in lawn maintenance. The owner of this company, Jason Morgan possesses over 21 years in the lawn care industry. Shades of Green Lawn Service performs high-quality lawn maintenance. Shades of Green Lawn Service conducts basic upkeep and specialized services such as hedge trimming, lawn aeration, lawn fertilization, lawn renovations, leaf clean ups, preventative disease control, plus more. Shades of Green Lawn Service also renders weed control and weekly lawn mowing. This lawn care contracting company takes pride in the reliable work it does. Shades of Green Lawn Service
The history of U.S. policy toward mind-altering substances has followed cycles of tolerance and intolerance ever since the mid-19th century. The medical use of the cannabis plant goes back at least 5,000 years to ancient China. It has been used by most of the world’s cultures for its healing properties (Medical Marijuana Cases 1). Today such conditions as Migraine headaches, Glaucoma, Cancer, Epilepsy, Asthma AIDS/HIV, Spinal injury, Muscle spasms, Insomnia etc., could be treated for symptomatic relief with cannabis or cannabis extract. However, marijuana is still considered an illegal drug in most states in the United States.