We currently have openings in our Day Program for adults with I/DD who are best supported in a small group setting. Please, email Alyse Sandow, the Director of this program, for more information.
Adult Day Program
Balance provides a community-based Day Program, Monday through Friday, for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Located in Grafton, Wisconsin, Balance’s Adult Day Program focuses on addressing the disparities that people with IDD face daily. Our goal is to improve each person’s quality of life by involving them in activities that take them out into the community at least once, and often two or more times per day.
Daily activities serve to enrich health and wellness, bolster creativity and socialization, and give participants opportunities to connect to their community through various outings and volunteer opportunities.
Program participants are supported in 1:1 care, 2:1 care (2 participants with 1 staff), or a small group of 4-5 individuals with one staff member.
Participants spend approximately 75% of their time out in the surrounding communities.
A typical day consists of:
Arrival at Balance, social time
Morning community outing
Lunch at Balance’s office in Grafton
Afternoon community outing
Return to Balance, socialize with friends, and get ready to return home
Individuals may begin Adult Day programming when they turn 18 years old.
Balance also offers a 10-week Summer Day Program, running from mid-June through mid-August, for individuals who need assistance transitioning out of high school and into an Adult Day Program.
Contact:
Alyse Sandow, Director of Adult Day Program and Children’s Programs
Phone: (262) 268-6811 ext 103
Direct Line: 262-689-4724
Email: asandow@balanceinc.org
Day Program Participant Handbook
Click here to view Balance’s Adult Day Program Participant Handbook.
"In just a few summers, Balance has provided me with a lifetime of memories, laughs, lessons and of course friends! I quite literally can't imagine my life without these people. They bring me a whole new sense of joy that I didn't even know existed."
- Paige Arnold, former staff
Adult Day Program Admission Process
Admission to Balance's Day Program is initiated by the family contacting the Director of Day Programs and working with and through their selected Family Care Organization or IRIS.
Balance will then initiate "Pre-Admission" and will give the family paperwork to complete that will provide the Day Program with important information about the individual.
The Balance Director of Day Programs will reach out to the family and the appropriate Care Manager to discuss the admission application. If an opening is available, and if the individual appears to be a good fit for the Day Program, an in-person visit and tour of the Day Program will be scheduled.
If it is determined that the individual is a good fit, full admission will be coordinated with the family and Management Care Organization or IRIS.
Based on the expertise and current training of Balance staff, the following do not fit our capabilities:
• Significant/Severe behavioral issues
• Individuals who need nursing or medical care
• Individuals who need injections that require staff administration
• Medical or physical limitations that preclude the individual from regular community integration
Slideshow: Balance’s Adult Day Program participants.
“And when Balance Inc puts in for our schedule going to Ozaukee Country Fair, fishing in Blue Lotus, painting in the mural of Port Washington, Wisconsin Dells, having a blast at Chinooks game, and getting sunburned at the zoo, isn’t that what friends do? So I can thank God I have a social life at last! The laughter, teasing, affection, finding what they like, and having those serious talks about something emotional. THAT I appreciate from Balance Inc. "
- Claire, an Adult Day Program participant