Residential
Divine Providence Village
The main campus at
Divine Providence Village provides residential care to ninety-six women
in a one-level complex. The facility includes six two-wing residential
buildings in a family like setting. Each residential facility wing
contains four two-bedroom units, and common kitchen, dining, recreation,
and storage areas. Other structures that are on the main campus include
a Chapel with separate Chaplin's quarters, a multipurpose building, a
food service building, an administration building, a maintenance
building, and a convent.
Interdisciplinary teams at the Village provide an array of services,
including: 24-hour nursing care, medical and dental services, physical
therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, behavior therapy, direct
care services, social services, activity services, program services,
dietary services, housekeeping services, maintenance services and
volunteer services.
Independent Living Apartment
One wing of a residential building at Divine Providence Village has
been configured into an independent living apartment. Eight women live
in this apartment. This program strives to teach the skills necessary to
move out into supportive living. The individuals involved in this
program are responsible for their shopping, cooking, cleaning, balancing
personal budgets, obtaining jobs or volunteer work in the community.
Respite Care
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has licensed Divine Providence Village for
Respite Care. The Delaware County Office of Mental Retardation refers and funds
individuals. Respites attend their day programs while in respite care. This
service is provided year round.
Day Program Services
Adult Training Facility at Don Guanella Village
Adult Training Facility at Don Guanella Village emphasizes functional life
skills, personal management, community involvement, and recreational/leisure
activities. An interdisciplinary team gives individuals the opportunity to
explore different experiences in all areas of their life. Some experiences
include self-help, housekeeping/domestic, gross motor, fine motor, sensory
stimulation, socialization, communication, and pre-vocational tasks. Each
individual works toward goals to gain as much independence as possible. This
program allows each person to have an active part in having a meaningful day.
Pre-vocational Room
The ATF gives individuals the opportunity to reach their greatest potential.
We provide a program focusing on skills that may be used in a workshop setting.
Although everyone at the ATF participates in activities such as sorting,
packaging, functional life skills, photocopying, paper shredding, and can
crushing, the men and women that partake in the PRE-VOC program enjoy them more
frequently.
Community Connections
We provide many occasions for everyone to get involved in his or her
community. Organizations such as local high schools and colleges, massage
students, and pet therapy groups have come out and provided therapeutic
activities for all to benefit. Each person also has the chance to go on a
variety of outings. These are some outings in which we have thoroughly enjoyed:
fishing, some private movie screenings, visits to a local Nursing Home, the Zoo,
Linvilla Orchards, apple picking, Brandywine Battlefield, shopping and
delivering shredded paper to a local packaging company.
Activities
The ATF employs a full-time position that focuses on only programming
(activities). As well as community outings, everyone enjoys therapeutic art and
music activities.
Socialization and Recreation Program
The Socialization and Recreation Program is designed to provide a variety of
activities to enhance individual skills and interests for adults with
developmental disabilities. The social and recreational activities provide a
valuable method in which an individual can learn, grow and be challenged in an
enjoyable and creative way. The program offers small group and individualized
attention.
Some activities that we offer are as follows:
Athletics: Aerobics, Jazzercise, Stretching, Relaxation, Swimming, Walking &
Toning. These activities increase physical endurance, improve coordination,
provide group interaction, and create a sense of well being.
Aesthetics: Nail care, manicures, make-up, lotion application, hand massage,
hair styling, etc… The aesthetic activities are essential in teaching proper
grooming, skills, while offering a fun activity that makes everyone feel
special.
Art/Crafts/Horticulture: Drawing, Painting, Mask making, Puppetry, Flower
arranging, card making, Ceramics, wreaths, planters, jewelry, kite making,
gardening, etc… The primary focus for the arts is to increase motor skills,
eye-hand coordination, creative problem solving, color/size/shape identification
and enjoy creating.
Cooking: Pizza, Candy making, Baking, etc… Cooking provides the skills needed
for independent living by increasing the ability to measure, mix, preparation &
clean up. After the meal is prepared, everyone can enjoy their hard work!
Music: Rhythm sticks, ukulele, karaoke, drums, tambourine, etc… We provide
music activities to groups and to individuals. We offer music for enjoyment and
with a potential public performance.
Outings: Philadelphia Zoo, Museums, Parks, shopping, galleries, historical
sites, amusement parks, theaters, malls, restaurants, etc… The community outings
increase social interaction, community awareness, proper social behavior, and
cultural & educational enrichment.
Work Activity Center at Don Guanella Village
The Work Activity Center (WAC) at Don Guanella Village gives individuals
productive habilitative vocational experiences. Each person attending the WAC
explores his or her own abilities in a supervised vocational setting. Skills
that they can work on are stapling, calculating, packaging amounts, sealing
boxes, etc… Included in the program are opportunities for education in
functional and/or academic skills and training in vocational skills to assist
individuals in achieving higher levels of normalization and independence.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania licenses the WAC. The WAC has been in
existence for 10 years and can accommodate 70 individuals. Eight individuals
currently are attending the program from the local community. Interested
contractors and families, please see the personnel list for contact information.
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