Daily Living Skills
For more information about our Daily Living Skills Program, call
(608) 755-4123
ENCOURAGING INDEPENDENCE
Our person-centered living skills programs help participants increase confidence and gain independence by developing the skills needed to expand their social, emotional, and personal development.
DAILY LIVING SKILLS PROGRAM
Clients in our Daily Living Skills Program look forward to learning critical day-to-day life skills in a safe and nurturing environment. Our caring program managers work with each participant to develop an individualized plan with the goal of creating greater independence in our clients’ daily life.
Clients learn many critical daily skills including:
- Emergency situation preparedness
- Food preparation
- Home maintenance and safety precautions
- Laundry
- Maintaining a clean home environment
- Managing health and stamina
- Meal planning and grocery shopping
- Navigating social situations
- Personal hygiene/grooming
- Safe use of technology
- Scheduling appointments and managing a calendar
- Understanding instructions (ex: doctor’s orders)
- Utilizing transit options
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ISP clients took a trip down to Rockford to explore the Burpee Museum of Natural History. The Burpee Museum has an internationally known paleontology department featuring the most complete and best-preserved juvenile T. Rex ever discovered! Clients got to explore natural history exhibits with ...exciting interactive experiences like touching the fur of a polar bear and fox and identifying real fossils. 🦖
We had so much fun participating in the Milton 4th of July parade last week! 🇺🇸
"Communication is important for everyone, especially ease of communication. For some, this ease is more difficult to achieve, even with the assistance of software designed to help users communicate. Standard AAC—augmentative and alternative communication—software is a tool that’s ...supposed to help people with communication disabilities, but it’s often unable to meet users where they’re at, causing frustration and slowing the process of something essential to humanity."
Learn about how Archer built an app for his non-speaking sister, Della:
Archer Calder built an app to help his nonverbal sister, Della, communicate her way.
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Summertime fun at KANDU! 🌞 Our Increased Support Program clients had a blast playing bean bag toss in the beautiful sunny weather. Activities like these provide an opportunity for clients to boost physical mobility and coordination skills while building social connections with peers in a safe, ...supervised outdoor setting. The competition was fierce, and the smiles were endless!
Happy Independence Day! KANDU clients know all about expressing independence as they each explore their limitless potential every day! 💙🤍❤️