Ann Storck Center to Host Open House for Northwood Home, an Intermediate Care Facilities Behavior Focus Home, on April 16

Ann Storck Center – a Fort Lauderdale-based private nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities – offers residential placement, an inclusive and caring solution for families who can no longer meet the support needs of a loved one with a developmental disability. For guardians seeking care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID), Ann Storck Center will host an open house for its Northwood Home, an Intermediate Care Facilities Behavior Focus Home, on Wednesday, April 16, from 3 to 6 p.m.

The Open House is an opportunity for families and community members to see how Ann Storck Center combines comfort, care and innovation to create a nurturing environment. Caregivers will have the opportunity to tour the home, meet the staff and learn more about the programming. Light refreshments will be served. 

Located in Pembroke Pines, the Northwood Home has a unique home-like setting where bedrooms are individualized to likes and preferences. No two rooms are alike. The Northwood Home provides 24-hour behavioral, nursing and residential services, alongside innovative therapy, recreation and community inclusion.

The Northwood Home boasts eight beds and has three family-style homes supported by an around-the-clock team of residential staff, nurses and therapists who collectively provide intensive specialized services to individuals with developmental disabilities, behavioral challenges and/or significant functional skill impairments. It is based on a behavioral model which provides all services (multidiscipline).

Individuals must have the ability to benefit from rehabilitative services, known as Active Treatment Each individual is provided with an individual plan that is tailored to their specific needs and their parent/guardian is a valued member of their Circle of Support. 

 Eligibility for placement includes: 

• An individual must have a developmental disability which occurs prior to age 18 and constitutes a substantial handicap that can reasonably be expected to continue indefinitely.

• Disabilities served include Intellectual disabilities (full-scale IQ of 70 or below), severe forms of autism, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, Prader Willi syndrome, down syndrome.

• All individuals must have the ability to benefit from rehabilitative services called Active Treatment.

• All potential admits must follow the APD application process.

• Only Floridians are eligible for services.

 When:  Wednesday, April 16, from 3 to 6 p.m.

 Where:  Ann Storck Center Northwood Home  861 SW Douglas Drive Pembroke Pines, FL 33025 

 Cost:  The open house is free and open to the community. 

 How: For more information, please visit www.annstorckcenter.org/openhouse.

By ML Staff. Content/image courtesy of the Ann Storck Center