[
 {
  "slug": "what-is-hcbs-residential-care",
  "title": "What is HCBS residential care, and what does a day at home look like?",
  "excerpt": "Small community homes, 24-hour support and daily plans built around each person.",
  "category": "Our Homes",
  "cover": "/images/blog-hcbs.svg",
  "read_time": "3 min read",
  "published_at": "2026-11-01",
  "is_published": true,
  "body": [
   {
    "h": "",
    "p": "Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) residential care helps people live in an ordinary home in the community, with support from trained staff, rather than in a large facility.",
    "list": []
   },
   {
    "h": "Small homes, real neighborhoods",
    "p": "Our members live in single-family homes with four or fewer occupants. Each home is adapted to meet the needs of the people who live there.",
    "list": []
   },
   {
    "h": "Support around the clock",
    "p": "Trained personal care staff provide 24-hour support, so help is there when it is needed, day or night.",
    "list": []
   },
   {
    "h": "A life built around your choices",
    "p": "Members choose whether to live in a home. Daily programming is designed around each person's preferences, strengths and support needs, because the point of care is a life that feels like your own.",
    "list": []
   }
  ]
 },
 {
  "slug": "how-referral-and-intake-works",
  "title": "How referral and intake works, step by step",
  "excerpt": "From first call to a placement decision, here is what families and case managers can expect.",
  "category": "Getting Started",
  "cover": "/images/blog-intake.svg",
  "read_time": "4 min read",
  "published_at": "2026-11-02",
  "is_published": true,
  "body": [
   {
    "h": "",
    "p": "Starting a conversation about care can feel like a lot. Here is what happens once a referral reaches us.",
    "list": []
   },
   {
    "h": "Who can refer",
    "p": "Referrals may come from members, families, case managers, social workers, public agencies, providers, hospitals or other sources, by phone, email, fax or mail.",
    "list": []
   },
   {
    "h": "What we ask for",
    "p": "Applicants share social, medical, service, strengths and needs information so we can understand the person, not just the diagnosis.",
    "list": []
   },
   {
    "h": "What happens next",
    "p": "",
    "list": [
     "The Director of Nursing and relevant team members review the file.",
     "We contact the referral source within five business days.",
     "We request any records we need and arrange a visit if appropriate.",
     "We explain current openings and determine whether our services are a suitable fit."
    ]
   },
   {
    "h": "Waiting lists and tours",
    "p": "Qualified applicants may remain on a waiting list and are reconsidered as vacancies arise. Applicants can tour available HCBS homes and share their input before the team makes a decision. If admission is declined, the Case Manager is notified promptly.",
    "list": []
   }
  ]
 },
 {
  "slug": "understanding-admission-criteria",
  "title": "Understanding our admission criteria and what to prepare",
  "excerpt": "ID Waiver funding, individual review and the documents that help admission go smoothly.",
  "category": "Admission",
  "cover": "/images/blog-criteria.svg",
  "read_time": "4 min read",
  "published_at": "2026-11-03",
  "is_published": true,
  "body": [
   {
    "h": "",
    "p": "Every application is reviewed individually. Here is what we look at and what you may be asked to provide.",
    "list": []
   },
   {
    "h": "Eligibility",
    "p": "Members must qualify for, be approved for and have funding through the ID Waiver.",
    "list": []
   },
   {
    "h": "What the team considers",
    "p": "",
    "list": [
     "Staffing support required",
     "Behavioral and medical needs",
     "Nursing requirements",
     "Willingness to participate",
     "Compatibility with peers",
     "Family or guardian involvement"
    ]
   },
   {
    "h": "Documents that may be needed",
    "p": "",
    "list": [
     "Current medical and clinical evaluations",
     "A timely psychological evaluation",
     "Confirmation of placement appropriateness",
     "A Notice of Decision and an approved care or county case plan",
     "Signed agreements and authorizations",
     "Relevant guardianship, social, financial and educational information"
    ]
   }
  ]
 },
 {
  "slug": "your-first-30-days",
  "title": "Your first 30 days: goals, the Service Agreement and settling in",
  "excerpt": "How we plan ahead, review adjustment and set formal goals together.",
  "category": "Moving In",
  "cover": "/images/blog-30days.svg",
  "read_time": "3 min read",
  "published_at": "2026-11-04",
  "is_published": true,
  "body": [
   {
    "h": "",
    "p": "Moving into a new home is a big step. We plan for it carefully, and we keep checking in after the move.",
    "list": []
   },
   {
    "h": "Before admission",
    "p": "The team sets immediate 30-day goals so everyone knows what the first weeks should look like.",
    "list": []
   },
   {
    "h": "The Service Agreement",
    "p": "The Service Agreement is reviewed with the member or legal guardian at admission, and at least annually after that.",
    "list": []
   },
   {
    "h": "What it covers",
    "p": "",
    "list": [
     "Services provided",
     "Organization and member rights and responsibilities",
     "Discharge or transfer",
     "Grievance and coordination policies",
     "Releases and authorizations",
     "Financial consent, room-and-board charges and payment sources",
     "Guardian or representative notifications"
    ]
   },
   {
    "h": "After 30 days",
    "p": "The team reviews how the member is adjusting and establishes formal goals together with the member and their support circle.",
    "list": []
   }
  ]
 }
]