Residential Services ICFs and IRAs

QCP opened its first residential facility in 1979 in Jamaica Estates. Since then, it has opened five Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs) and three Individual Residential Alternatives (IRAs), serving the needs of 78 adults with developmental disabilities. Additional residential expansion is planned. Each residence is built to resemble a family home environment, where individuals can increase their daily living skills, relax after returning from daytime activities, and participate in recreational and social activities.

Five of the six ICFs are located at the Daniel Wieder Campus in Bellerose. Designed to meet the needs of people who are non-ambulatory and have severe physical limitations, these residences are furnished with adaptive equipment, which enables maximum independence.

The Robert G. Groh residence, located in Jamaica Estates, serves eight senior citizens with developmental disabilities. Here, we focus on designing age-appropriate services to meet the needs of the geriatric population. Our IRAs are in various neighborhoods throughout Queens.

Each of our residences is staffed 24 hours a day. Each resident has an individualized treatment plan, developed by the interdisciplinary clinical staff, with a full array of clinical and habilitative services available.

Residents attend a variety of programs during the day, some operated by QCP, some provided by other community agencies. Several residents are in the Pre-Vocational program, while others go to the Community Connections Program for seniors, or one of our Day Habilitation Programs.

Recreation is also a significant portion of QCP’s residential services. The residents themselves play a large part in selecting recreational activities and destinations.