Our Lady of the Wayside -- in conjunction with the State of Ohio’s Department of Developmental Disabilities and the Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain and Medina Boards of Developmental Disabilities -- is creating a new future for children and adults with developmental disabilities by ensuring that everyone served by the agency’s Residential Program lives in a community home of their own. In a recent celebration, DODD Director, Dr. John Martin, praised The Wayside for embracing change and creating living environments that are a significant improvement on living in traditional institutional settings. Our Lady of the Wayside moved the final residents of its 42 bed Guadalupe Home facility to homes of their own in October, securing the dreams of everyone involved. “This is huge,” says Terry Davis, President and CEO of The Wayside. “Our Guadalupe Home was a very special place to our staff, Board and of course the hundreds of people it served. But care for individuals with developmental disabilities has evolved to a point where it’s more than possible to live in a home in the community … it’s just the right thing to do.” Our Lady of the Wayside is Home to Opportunity to nearly 300 residential consumers living in 70+ homes in 30 communities throughout Northeast Ohio.
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