Murray Ridge Center provides eligible participants with a variety of services and supports to enhance quality of life and promote individual self-determination. Our services include:
- School to Work Transition
- Assistance to develop community access skills
- Community-based services that foster relationship building with community members
- Community-based volunteer opportunities
- Self Advocacy
- Medication administration, health monitoring and supports under the supervision of a registered nurse
- Speech and swallowing evaluations, language and communication therapy, and training in augmentative communication devices by our licensed Speech and Language Pathologists
- Physical and Occupational therapy services and evaluations. Training in sensory integration services. Assistance with ordering adaptive equipment through Medicaid.
- Adaptive technology assessment and development for vocational, self-care, communication, and other identified needs
- Community-based physical fitness and Special Olympics
- Supportive Home Services for medically fragile individuals unable to attend day programs
Our trained, certified staff provide assistance and training in our Opportunity/Vocational Centers (OVCs) and other community sites to develop the following skills:
- Community access, relationship building, interpersonal and social development, and community safety
- Personal safety via training in Abuse Violence Educational Recognition Training (AVERT)
- Emotional and behavioral adjustment and assistance with Behavior Supports
- Personal care, meal assistance, positioning, ambulation, mobility, communication and use of adaptive equipment
- Use of electronic technology (computers, iPads) and social media safety
- Arts and music appreciation, including singing/karaoke, dancing, painting, and crafting; we have a Bell Choir, Choraleer Group, and the Cheerleading Squad
- Functional academics (math, money management, writing) in groups and/or individual study, games, educational movies
- Health and physical fitness (walking, bowling, swimming, exercise)