Adult Day Supports
Adult Day Supports Services will provide social, wellness, educational, and recreational activities that enhance an individual’s quality of life. An individualized plan is developed for each person based on needs identified through evaluation findings, referral information, observations, and interviews. The plan specifies in measurable terms, specific training procedures relating to social skills, problem solving, wellness, transportation needs and how to connect with the community.
The coordinator of this program is a Registered Nurse and has developed and run wellness programs and activities for blind/visually impaired individuals at Clovernook for over eight years. The assistant has worked at Clovernook for over seven years and brings her experience as a personal assistant to this program.
Kara Foster, MS, Manager of Vision Rehabilitation Services
Lynn Ahrens, RN, Adult Day Supports Coordinator
Karen Penland, Adult Day Supports Assistant
Vocational Habilitation
Vocational Habilitation will assist individuals in learning the skills needed to work independently in the community. An individualized plan is developed for each person based on needs identified through evaluation findings, referral information, observations, and interviews. The plan specifies in measurable terms, specific training procedures to address work and social skills, problem solving, communications with supervisors and coworkers, transportation needs and how to connect with the community. All persons engaged in work activities are compensated according to applicable wage and hour standards.
Supported Employment
Provides ongoing support to individuals employed in the community. An individual plan identifies the need for retention visits to address co-worker relationships, problem solving and professional work ethic.
Our job coaches have more than fourteen years of experience between them. Off the production floor, our Vocational Habilitation Coordinator functions as the service coordinator for each participant, ensuring that adequate planning, supports, and training is taking place for the individual to function as independently as possible in any work setting. Clovernook’s Vocational Habilitation Coordinator holds a bachelor’s degree and has dedicated more than ten years of service to individuals with multiple disabilities.
Tammy Dearinger, BA, Manager of Employment Services
Tricia Spradling, BA, Vocational Habilitation Coordinator
Cindy Reese, Job Coach
Peggy Anderson, Job Coach
Jacquie Perry, Retention Specialist
Pam Timme, Employment Services Assistant
Clovernook Center for Blind and Visually Impaired's website has been designed to be as accessible as possible to all website visitors. As such this website has been created to be accessible to those with varying degrees of visual impairment and has been found to be compliant using the former Watchfire WebXact and Bobby systems. This site strives to be accessible to all, if you have found content that you are having difficulty accessing, please contact us at accessibility@clovernook.org and we will address the issue.
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