MR Residential

The Clayton Center MR Residential Program provides community housing, skills training, and related services to severe and persistently developmentally disabled adults residing in Clayton County. These services are designed to be rehabilitative in nature and accommodate/support normative life patterns. It is the goal of the MR Residential Program to provide needed services which improve, restore, and/or help consumers develop skills in particular areas that interfere with their ability to live independently in the community and be productive, law-abiding citizens. The MR Residential Staff provides instruction, guidance, and support to each consumer based on his/her individual needs, but all consumers are encouraged to move towards independence and integration into the community through chosen roles and environments.  Clayton Center MR Residential Program provides equal access to its program services for severe and persistently developmentally disabled adults without regard to race, color, creed, sex, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.  Residential services provides an array of living arrangements in homelike settings to meet the needs of persons served despite the length or severity of their disability. Accessible services are developed and implemented to all persons with Developmental Disabilities by providing sufficient flexibility to meet the changing needs of each individual.  Clayton Center MR Residential Services are divided into several components: Group Residences (State Licensed Personal Care Homes), Supportive Living (SL), In Home Supports and Host Homes. Residential homes are scattered throughout the community in various neighborhoods next to non-disabled neighbors, and close to neighborhood merchants, maximizing community integration. The particular type of residence depends upon the needs of the consumer. Residential services may be highly structured, heavily supervised, and programmatically intense; or services may facilitate a relatively independent lifestyle requiring only a modest amount of staff support.