Programs

Residential Services

The Residential Program has been in operation since 1975, and is licensed by the State Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. The Residential Program serves clients ranging from the moderately functioning to the profoundly disabled, providing 24-hour care and supervision. Residents enjoy an active social calendar and receive any individual support they need in all areas of daily living skills. Community outings for clients are arranged with supervision ranging from complete to small groups with supervision, to the buddy system with no supervision.

Gateway Center is not a medical facility, but the health and general well being of our consumers is a primary concern.

• Gateway Center, 850 Congress Avenue
  Located in Pacific Grove California, is licensed for 49 residents.
• Forest Hill Group Home
  Located in Pacific Grove California, houses six residents. Forest Hill residents receive support, counseling, and independent living skill training.
• Supported Living Service
  Program that provides services of training and support in the areas of Life Skills. Life Skills training and support can include but is not limited to: Money Management, Health and Safety, Personal Hygiene, Social and Personal Skills, Mobility Training and Leisure/Recreation. Supported Living may provide services to a consumer up to 24 hours, 7 days a week. A consumer is eligible for services, regardless of severity of disability. Services may be provided for an indefinite period of time. Home seeking and staff hiring are included in the services.
• Independent Living Service
  Program that is based solely on training. Life Skills training can include but is not limited to; Money Management, Health and Safety, Personal Hygiene, Social and Personal Skills, Mobility Training and Leisure/Recreation. Service hours are limited to an average of 30 hours of training a month. An increase of hours is available, based on a consumers needs. A consumer is eligible for services based on his/her capabilities of actively participating in the training provided. Training hours are provided with the objective of fading out services. Home seeking and staff hiring are included in the services.
• Respite Care
  Allowing families of developmentally disabled adults who live at home an opportunity for a break from care giving.
• ICFDDH
  Our Intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled - Hailitative, is licensed and certified through the Department of Health. We have a 15 bed facility that offers intermediate care with an emphasis on Active treatment.

Day Program Services

Gateway Center provides four innovative day programs designed to develop and enhance skills our developmentally disabled adult population requires in order to purchase the same quality of life that non-disabled Californians strive to attain. Three of these programs are situated in a beautiful and quiet residential neighborhood. Our fourth day program is located in the area known as Old Salinas. Consumers for all programs are generally referred by San Andreas Regional Center.

• The Adult Development Center (ADC)
  Initiated in 1985. This program focuses on consumers who exhibit more profound levels of developmental disabilities and/ or physical impairment with a 4:1 consumer to staff ratio. The ADC concentrates on coordination skills that enhance daily activities with an emphasis on community and home life recreation and advocacy. Activities include: art, restaurant dining, shopping, movies and gardening at the watershed institute at California state university at Monterey Bay.
• Community Based Program (CBP)
  Since 1996 the CBP has been educating consumers in developing skills that will make them active and contributing members of the Community. Working with the most mobile and behaviorally challenged of our population, individuals in the CBP are instructed everyday in areas of community enhancement, personal leisure enhancement and advocacy in community locations in a 3:1 consumer to staff ratio. Educational opportunities include: community clean ups, recycling, visiting residents at convalescent hospitals, gardening at the Watershed institute at California State university at Monterey Bay, Meals on Wheels, bingo, movies, baseball games, library, Santa Cruz Boardwalk shopping, restaurant dining, bowling
• Senior Day Program (Pacific Grove)
  The Senior Day Program was established in the summer of 2001 to serve consumers with developmental disabilities over the age of 50 years. Staff is highly trained in the area of aging related issues of persons with developmental disabilities. Consumers who choose to participate in the Senior Day Program are provided opportunities to engage in activities that are congruent to the senior population. Seniors in this program are given choices to recreate rather than work or be associated with work related issues. Given this premise, activities reflect those interests shared by non-disabled seniors. Activities are community integrated as well as center-based. Consumer objectives include emphasis on socialization and leisure skills activities. The Senior Day Program operates at a staffing ratio of 3 consumers to 1 staff member.
• Senior Day Program (Salinas)
  The Salinas Senior Day Program opened their doors in January 2003 in response to the growing number of senior adults with developmental disabilities residing in Salinas and the Salinas Valley over the age of 50 years. Emphasis is on providing social and recreational opportunities within the community and at the program site. Seniors in this program are also given choices to recreate rather than work or be associated with work related issues. Some of the senior program activities include having lunch and playing bingo at the Salvation Army, visits to the Steinbeck Library, shopping, arts and crafts activities, a daily exercise program games music and movies. The Salinas Senior Day Program operates at a staffing ratio of 3 consumers to 1 staff member.