LAUREN'S INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION

Programs

1. Therapy department: we have multiple therapy disciplines all under one roof which is convenient for caregivers and allows us to provide a true team approach to therapy. Our therapists serve consumers that come to l.I.f.e. Exclusively for therapy services as well as consumers enrolled in our academy and our adult day treatment program. We provide music therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, and feeding therapy. See more detail on these services in schedule o.music therapymusic therapy addresses functional goals in the areas of communication, socialization, motor movements, attention span, and emotional awareness through use of musical interventions such as creating, singing, moving to, and/or listening to music. For example, for a consumer with a goal to increase their number of spoken words, the music therapist may use songs that promote verbal participation at specific times in a song. Occupational therapyoccupational therapists look at what elements support or hinder successful participation for a consumer, which often includes the environment, sensory processing, behavior, motor skills, language, and cognitive skill development. They then create…

   $1,800,864 spent$1,654,934 earned by the program
   17% of program spending

2. Private academy: we have classrooms that support students with a wide array of cognitive, physical, and emotional needs from ages 3-21. We develop individualized learning plans and use research supported curriculum. Many of our students receive on-site therapy and behavior support and all our departments work together in a transdisciplinary approach. We are also fortunate to have a beautiful campus and multiple clinical enhancement programs and environments. We have assistive technology services, adaptive music, adaptive art, and adaptive physical education which are run by our clinical enhancements team. We also have outreach programming that includes partnerships with local academic institutions to assist in education of students. We are proud to have received a 5-year accreditation in 2021 from cognia.

   $3,565,450 spent$5,875,851 earned by the program
   33% of program spending

3. Behavioral programming and support (bps) department: our behavioral programming and support (bps) department provides comprehensive applied behavior analysis (aba) therapy. Aba is the science of looking at the circumstances surrounding behaviors. By identifying what happens right before and immediately after the behavior, behavior analysts can alter the events to shape or teach replacement behaviors to improve the lives of those being served. We have an accredited program that utilized current best practices in the filed of behavior analysis.

   $2,388,127 spent$3,388,389 earned by the program
   22% of program spending

4. Community services department: l.I.f.e. Offers consumers and their families several different options to receive care services in-home and within the community including habilitation (hah), respite (rsp), and attendant care (atc). Habilitation consists of a direct support professional (dsp) providing teaching methods to help a consumer be more independent. Respite involves a dsp providing supervision and care for a consumer for short periods to give regular caregivers a break. Attendant care includes a dsp assisting a consumer with personal hygiene tasks (e.g., dressing, brushing teeth, toileting) and activities of daily living (e.g., eating, housekeeping chores) to assist a consumer in maintaining their health and healthy living conditions.day treatment and employment department (dte): our dte department includes multiple programs funded by the division of developmental disabilities (ddd) including our adult day treatment program, after school program, summer program, transition to employment program, and our group supported employment program. See more detail on these services below.adult day treatment program (dta)our adult day program is for adults with disabilities age 18 and…

   $3,120,976 spent$3,271,804 earned by the program
   29% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $10,875,417.