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Stepping Stones
Programs for Individuals with Acquired Brain Injuries

Relearning Skills, Regaining Independence
At Christian Care Communities’ Stepping Stones, we believe that individuals with acquired brain injuries (ABI) can be given back a measure of control over their lives and achieve their fullest potential. 

Through our comprehensive, therapeutic Stepping Stones program, our highly experienced professionals work with individuals with acquired brain injuries to help them regain lost living skills and move toward independence in their lives and communities.

Recognizing that relearning skills is best accomplished through real-life experience, Stepping Stones is a community-based treatment program for individuals who have sustained acquired brain injuries. We provide services to individuals who live in their own homes or, temporarily, live in one of our five staffed residences. Every aspect of our program, which is designed for individuals 18 years or older, is therapeutic. Our goals are to:

• Transition individuals with ABI from 24-hour supervised living to supported and independent living; and

• Help individuals who have little or no productive role in the community to return to paid employment, school or other productive activities. 

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The Full Range of Our Services

Treatment for Wide Range of ABI Complications

Our treatment program is designed for individuals with a wide range of complications related to ABI, including:

• Impaired activities of daily living.  We work with individuals who require 24 hour care/supervision to transition them to greater independence in the areas of grooming, bathing, dressing, productive roles, home management, leisure time management, medication management and financial management.

• Cognitive impairments that interfere with daily living tasks in and outside of a home environment.  These include, but are not limited to, impairments of memory, alertness, attention, arousal, initiation, problem solving and organizational skills.

• Behavioral impairments such as anxiety, depression, fear, social withdrawal, mood swings, impulsiveness, decreased motivation, poor insight and judgement that interfere with independent living and vocational pursuits.

Stepping Stones offers comprehensive clinical services, including: 

• Case management and health-care coordination to ensure maximum support for each client and to monitor medical needs.
  
  
• Occupational therapy for improving daily living and work task skills. Services provided by our occupational therapy team include instruction in activities of daily living and community integration skills; home and workplace assessments/modifications; instruction in adaptive equipment; sensory-motor skill development; neuromuscular re-education; and training in orthotic devices.
  
  
• Speech/Language therapy to assist clients with written and oral communications and cognitive functioning skills. Our speech-language pathologists also evaluate each client’s ability to safely swallow food and liquids and provide treatment and adaptive strategies as needed.
  
  
• Behavioral support services for influencing or changing behavior to achieve positive outcomes.
  
  
• Counseling services for clients and families to address such issues as personal changes related to the injury, interpersonal and problem solving skills, anger management and addictions.
  
  
• Residential support services, such as medication administration; transportation to and participation in medical appointments; and follow-up care and assistance with activities of daily living, including laundry, shopping, cooking and home exercise programs.
  
  
• Respite services that offer a safe and inviting location for clients while caregivers take a much-needed break.
  
  
• Companion services to assist with home management and skills needed to facilitate the client’s re-entry into the community.
  
  
• Structured day program that provides opportunities for individuals to develop and improve skills for community living and productive life roles.
  
  
• Supported employment, including job trials, training and supervision, to assist clients in finding and maintaining paid employment in the community. 

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Referral Process and Admissions Criteria 

Through a pre-admission evaluation, our team determines treatment recommendations and services that will allow clients to reach their highest potential. Our team will work with other agencies and programs already serving the client or develop new alliances to provide maximum client support.

Criteria for admission:

• Acquired brain injury diagnosis
  
  
• 18 years of age or older
  
  
• Certified free from communicable diseases by a licensed physician
  
  
• Absence of acute medical or physical problems that require a greater degree of care than can be provided in residential care
  
  
• Ranchos Los Amigos Level VI or greater
  
  
• Independent mobility – wheelchair level or walking device, as needed
  
  
• Performs basic personal care skills with minimum physical assistance
  
  
• Demonstrates basic awareness of danger and ability to follow simple rules
  
  
• Continent of bowel and bladder or able to manage continence needs with minimal assistance
  
  
• Absence of acute mental or behavioral problems that would require a greater degree of care than would be provided, endanger the client or others on a routine daily basis or require one-to-one staff support to manage
  
  
• Agreeable to participate in comprehensive treatment and ability to live within the guidelines of the program
  
  
• Willingness to abstain from substance use while residing with or being treated by Stepping Stones and willingness to address substance issues, if needed, with support of our  interdisciplinary team
  
  
• Willingness to accept recommendations of our interdisciplinary team concerning medical, psychiatric or other conditions that interfere with ability to progress toward goals
  
  
• Supportive caregiver or family network
  
  
• Referred for residential or community-based services

Payers Served

• Workers’ Compensation Insurance
• Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services
• Accident and Health Insurance (HMO/PPO)
• Private Payment

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Contact Us

We welcome your questions and comments.  Please feel free to contact us at:

Christian Care Communities – Stepping Stones
The Cumberland Building
12710 Shelbyville Road, Suite 1000
Lexington Square Office Park
Louisville, Kentucky   40243
Telephone:  502-245-3774
Fax:  502-254-8767

Map and Directions                                

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From I-64 East or I-64 West:
Travel I-64 to Gene Snyder Freeway (Hwy 265) North
Travel Gene Snyder Freeway North to Shelbyville Road Exit
At end of exit ramp, turn left onto Shelbyville Road
After getting onto Shelbyville Road, go to third traffic light
and turn left onto Towne Creek (about .7 mile)
Michael Tires Plus is on the corner
Take an immediate right onto Towne Park Way
Stepping Stones’ offices are in the first office building on the right. 
The Ashland Building, 2nd floor.
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From Hurstbourne Lane & Shelbyville Road:
Follow Shelbyville Road East through Middletown
Pass Walgreens and then, McDonalds on the left
After McDonalds, you will see a Chevron Station on the right.
At the next light (see Michael Tires Plus on the right) turn right onto Towne Creek Rd.
Take another right onto Towne Park Way
Stepping Stones’ offices are in the first office building on the right. 
The Ashland Building, 2nd floor.
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From Blankenbaker Lane & I-64:
Turn North on Blankenbaker going toward Shelbyville Rd. 
Follow Blankenbaker for ½ to 1 mile until it dead ends in US 60 (Shelbyville Rd). 
Turn Right on Shelbyville Rd (US 60).
Follow Shelbyville Road East through Middletown
Pass Walgreens and then, McDonalds on the left
After McDonalds, you will see a Chevron Station on the right.
At the next street light (see Michael Tires Plus on the right) turn right onto Towne Creek Rd.
Take another right onto Towne Park Way
Stepping Stones’ offices are in the first office building on the right. 
The Ashland Building, 2nd floor.

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