Individualized Home Supports with Training in Minnesota

Bring a goal from your daily life, such as planning meals, following a laundry routine, checking spending against a budget, or preparing for a community outing. The team can break the goal into practice steps that fit your abilities and authorized plan. These are examples to discuss, not a fixed curriculum or a guaranteed outcome.

Without training focuses on assistance and maintaining current skills. With training focuses primarily on purposeful practice toward a skill goal. For example, a meal routine might need reminders to follow familiar steps, or practice learning how to plan and prepare the meal. Your assessment helps determine which fits.

There is no single completion timetable. A useful plan identifies what you want to practice, the support you need, and how progress will be reviewed. Keeping a skill can be meaningful progress too. Ask how the team will adapt if a method is not working for you.

Your preferences should guide the planning conversation. Tell your case manager and We Care what you want to do, what is hard, and what you do not want someone taking over. The authorized plan connects that goal to the support you need.

Family training involves the person and/or their family and is for someone living in the family's home. IHS with training focuses on an adult's own skill goals. Ask which option matches who needs training and where the person lives.

Use something observable. For a meal goal, note which steps you completed and where you wanted help. Record whether a picture guide, reminder, or demonstration was useful. Agree with the support team on what to record and who receives updates, including your preferences about family involvement.

Minnesota's IHS with training option is for adults. Families seeking support for a child should discuss the appropriate service with their case manager, including whether IHS with family training fits. Confirm We Care's age and staffing fit during intake.