Behavioral Health

Developmental Disabilities

Tel: (541) 574-5960

Services

lighthouse Services are provided to eligible persons of any age (birth thru old age).

Eligibility: for children under the age of 5 includes a standardized test demonstrating significant adaptive impairment in 2 areas of life functioning or a statement by a medical practitioner identifying a condition or syndrome that is likely to case significant impairment may be substituted. Eligibility from age 6-18 can be made as either a person with mental retardation which is established by documentation of a pattern of IQ scores consistently under full scale 65 or if 65-75 with significant adaptive impairment, or as a person with a developmental disability by official documentation of a medical or clinical diagnosed developmental disability and significant adaptive impairments. Eligibility for adults age 18+ is based on a pattern of IQ scores under 65 or IQ scores above 65 with significant adaptive impairments or a documented developmental disability diagnosis and significant adaptive impairments.

Eligibility for children age 0-18 is always provisional with reassessment at age 6 and before age 18.

Services Offered:

	Case management: Identifying needs, locating and assistance with accessing resources, and advocacy.
	Referral: Central referral point for adults seeking residential, vocational, nursing home placement, supported services provided by our contract provider or the support brokerage, out of home placement for children unable to be supported in their family home.
	Family Support: Funding (as available) to meet identified needs of children with disabilities.
	Crisis response and protective services: Responds to crisis situations involving eligible clients, conducts investigations of alleged abuse, arranges for safe temporary placement when individual needs a safe place to stay due to abuse or being in crisis.