Integrated Community Supports

Nadeer Home Health is excited to announce that we are currently providing Integrated Community Supports (ICS). 

Integrated Community Supports (ICS) is a DHS service that provides supportive services to adults 18 and older who live in an ICS setting controlled by a provider.
Integrated community supports (ICS): Services that provide support and training in community living service categories to adults age 18 and older who reside in a living unit of a provider-controlled ICS setting (e.g., apartment in a multi-family housing building). ICS can be delivered up to 24 hours per day in the person’s living unit or in the community.

Community Participation

This category may include:

  • Community mobility and pedestrian safety (e.g., safely getting in and around the community)
  • Community resource use and access
  • Community safety and awareness
  • Informal support system and network development
  • Interpersonal communications skills
  • Leisure, recreation and socialization planning
  • Skill-building to meet transportation needs.

Health, Safety And Wellness

This category may include:

  • Collaboration with the person to arrange health care (e.g., physical, mental, chemical), meaningful activities, social services, meetings and appointments
  • Cueing, guidance, supervision, training or instructional support to complete self-care activities (Note: Cannot duplicate use of eligible Medical Assistance state plan home care services; see CBSM – Home care overview)
  • Health services support, as defined in Stat. §245D.05
  • Help for the person to activate and build resiliency factors (e.g., whole health action management)
  • Support for the person to design and meet individualized strategies to reach their health, safety and wellness goals.


Household Management

This category may include:

  1. Cueing, guidance, supervision, training or instructional support to complete routine household care and maintenance
  2. Household safety knowledge and skills
  3. Tenancy support and advocacy


Adaptive Skills

This category may include:

  • Crisis prevention skills
  • Implementation of positive support strategies
  • Problem-solving
  • Sensory/motor development involved in acquiring functional skills
  • Support strategies for self-sufficiency
  • Support and training to increase positive behavior, resulting in reduction or elimination of challenging behavior.