Residential Programs

In the home environment, our staff work with residents to develop their skills and independence in the areas of:

• Personal care – grooming, toileting, dressing
• Homemaker skills – cleaning, laundry, meal preparation, home landscaping
• Socialization skills – communication, social rules, cooperative behavior in a group setting

Day Programs

In addition to offering a Day Program for most of our on-site residents, we also have space for an additional sixteen to eighteen individuals who live in the surrounding communities and would like to attend our day program. Resident and day participants can enjoy:

• Craft center – for fun and enjoyment
• Learning center – for lifelong learning
• Life skills center – cooking and independence skill building
• Sensory room – a calming place
• Gardens – raising vegetables, fruits, flowers
• Greenhouses – extended growing season
• Animal care – feeding, exercising, grooming, cleaning of pets and farm animals
• Landscaping – taking care of the property

Therapeutic Riding Program ( not yet started)

Several horses will be maintained on site to provide therapeutic riding for individuals with autism of all ages living in the surrounding area. A trainer certified by NARHA will lead riding sessions in the indoor and outdoor arenas. Daily care of the horses will be provided by on-site residents and staff.

Recreation/Leisure Opportunities (on site)

• Softball, basketball, volleyball
• Fitness center
• Swings
• Walking paths
• biking

Community Programs

Residents, to the extent they are willing and able, routinely participate in the following community events with staff *:

• Social and sports events at nearby Miami U.
• Zoo, Circus, Kings Island, Reds in Cincinnati
• Local dances, movies, roller skating, parks
• Grocery and personal shopping, restaurants
• Church, medical appointments, visits with friends
• local community events

* RMS has two large vans for transport on site.