Voice
Residents should have meaningful ways to express preferences, concerns, goals, and decisions.
Residential ServicesDignity Living · Los Angeles
Person-centered support
The person remains at the center of every decision.
Respect means listening, protecting privacy, offering understandable choices, honoring communication, and recognizing each resident as an adult with their own identity and preferences.
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Understanding Respect & Choice
What this means
in practice.
Respect means listening, protecting privacy, offering understandable choices, honoring communication, and recognizing each resident as an adult with their own identity and preferences.
“The individual’s dignity, preferences, relationships, and goals belong at the center.”
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The details that matter
A principle is useful
only when it changes the day.
Privacy
Personal information, space, belongings, relationships, and quiet time deserve thoughtful boundaries.
Adult dignity
Support should be age-appropriate, culturally aware, and free from language or routines that diminish the individual.
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What to expect
From an idea to
everyday practice.
Respect means listening, protecting privacy, offering understandable choices, honoring communication, and recognizing each resident as an adult with their own identity and preferences. This page offers a practical starting point for understanding how respect & choice may connect to everyday residential life, planning, or communication.
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Morning and personal routines
Support may begin with waking, personal care, breakfast, preparation, communication, and the person’s preferred pace.
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Daytime life
Appointments, programs, work, errands, household participation, recreation, relationships, and rest may shape the day.
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Evening and continuity
Meals, preferred activities, medication routines where applicable, preparation for tomorrow, and staff communication help close the day.
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Questions worth bringing
You do not need every answer before reaching out.
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What does support look like during a typical weekday and weekend?
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How are preferences and communication reflected in routines?
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How are families, representatives, and coordinators kept informed?
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Which needs or accommodations should be discussed before a visit?
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Common questions
Helpful context,
without assumptions.
Is support the same for every resident?＋
No. Residential support should be shaped around the individual and the applicable plan rather than a single household routine for everyone.
Can families ask about the home directly?＋
Yes. Families and representatives may begin with a general inquiry. A Regional Center coordinator may still participate in referral, planning, or authorization.
Does the website guarantee a specific accommodation?＋
No. Specific needs, staffing, accessibility, availability, and household fit must be discussed directly and reviewed individually.
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