Introducing our newest addition: Grey
We are so proud and excited to open up our newest home, called Grey. Towards the end of 2017, the Department of Human Services Division of Developmental Disabilities sent out a notice that recognized the challenges CILA providers face when expanding capacity in order to support individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities. They created a grant to assist providers with funding to offset the costs of building and renovating new CILAs. Rimland applied and was awarded the Department of Human Services Capacity Building grant to acquire and thoroughly renovate Grey, as well as to renovate another CILA we currently run.
We have completed a full interior renovation of Grey and also some exterior work. Inside, we redesigned the home layout, moving the kitchen from the rear of the home to the front, allowing for the kitchen, living room, and dining room to be in one large space.
A big picture window next to the dining area allows for plenty of natural light.
There are three bedrooms—two single rooms and one double room.
The bathroom includes a Toto touchless faucet and soap dispenser. We designed the walk-in shower to have accessible controls on a partial side wall so staff may assist, if needed, without invading individuals’ personal space. The partial wall also reduces water splashing outside of the shower area.
For this renovation, we incorporated standards similar to those that we have used at other homes, but some upgrades are owing to changes in product lines. The new porcelain plank flooring we are using from Stonesource is a wider plank and has a higher slip grade than the old standard and is above ADA requirements. The bathroom tile also surpasses ADA requirements for slip resistance.
Finally, a new deck was installed with built-in bench seating. We also installed new awnings, updated the landscaping, and added a two-car parking pad at the rear of the home.
We are thrilled with the renovation and grateful to the Department of Human Services for helping to make it possible.