General Eligibility Requirements for all Adult Day Program offerings
• Participants must be 21 years or older
• Participants must be able to communicate their needs using various forms of communication
• Partiicpants must be able to follow NWCSRA’s Behavior Expectations listed on page 7
• Participant must be able to be redirected or de-escalate in an appropriate time frame

 1 Team Member to 4 Participant Ratio (Adults Living Large)
Program Expectations
• Participant must be able to participate in a variety of planned activities with minimal assistance
• Participants must be able to maintain pace and remain with group
• Participants must be able to adapt to changes and show flexibility in the program with minimal resistance
• Participants must be able to follow directions with minimal visual or verbal prompting
• Participants are responsible for carrying and keeping track of personal belongings with minimal assistance
• Participants must be able to follow assigned behavior plans by NWCSRA (if applicable)
 Communication
• Participants are expected to demonstrate appropriate interactions with peers, staff, and community members
Personal Care
• Participants should display independence in their daily routine with minimal assistance in daily living skills
• Assistance will be provided for an individual with a physical impairment for transferring in and out of their wheelchair

 1 Team Member to 5 Participant Ratio (Community Cruisers 1)
Program Expectations
• Participant must be able to participate in a variety of fast-paced planned activities with minimal assistance.
• Participants must be able to maintain pace and remain with group.
• Participants must be able to adapt to changes and show flexibility in the program with minimal resistance.
• Participants must be able to follow directions with minimal visual or verbal prompting.
• Participants are responsible for carrying and keeping track of personal belongings with minimal assistance.
 Communication
• Participants are expected to demonstrate appropriate interactions with peers, staff, and community members.
Personal Care
• Participants should display independence in their daily routine with minimal assistance in daily living skills
• Assistance will be provided for an individual with a physical impairment for transferring in and out of their wheelchair

 1 Team Member to 6 Participant Ratio (Community Cruisers 2)
Program Expectations
• Participant must be able to participate in a variety of fast paced, planned activities with minimal assistance
• Participants must be able to maintain pace and remain with group
• Participants must be able to adapt to changes and show flexibility in the program with minimal resistance
• Participants must be able to follow directions with minimal visual or verbal prompting
• Participants are responsible for carrying and keeping track of personal belongings with minimal assistance
Communication
• Participants are expected to demonstrate appropriate interactions with peers, staff, and community members.
Personal Care
• Participants must be able to tend to personal self-care such as bathroom needs, hand washing, eating, dressing, and
personal hygiene independently. They must be able to use the washroom and change themselves without assistance.
NWCSRA reserves the right to pause participation and reassess if an individual is
meeting the eligibility requirements along with reassessing accommodation requests.

1 Team Member to 3 Participant Ratio (Bulldogs)
Program Expectations
• Participant must be able to participate in a variety of planned activities with staff assistance
• Participants should be able to maintain pace and remain with group without continuously eloping
• Participants must demonstrate the ability to successfully attend community outings with group
• Participants are responsible for carrying and keeping track of personal belongings with support from staff
• Participants should be able to follow directions with visual or verbal prompting
• Participants must be able to ride agency vehicle with seatbelt fastened. Harnesses are prohibited
• Participants should be able to transition from activities with support from staff
Communication
• Participants should be able to engage with peers appropriately with support from staff
Personal Care
• Participants should display at least minimal independence in their daily routine with staff assistance in daily living skills

Accommodations
All requests for accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration all facts, such as the eligibility requirements of the specific program, the staffing available, the structure, safety, location and activities of the specific program,
the specifics of the individual patron’s needs, and what alternatives may be available.

Drop Off/Pick Up Procedures 
NWCSRA drop off and pick up procedures are specific to each site and are subject to change. The drop off and pickup
procedure for each site is included below.

Romeoville (Adults Living Large, Community Cruisers 1, & Bulldogs)
• Guardians drop off and pick up in the NWCSRA parking lot.
• Guardians should remain in their vehicles. Staff will walk participants in at the start and out at the end of day.
• Guardians are responsible for communicating with transportation service companies (PACE, Uber, etc.) of the
site’s procedure and notify staff when transportation times may interfere with program.
Before & After Care: Guardians will need to come to the back door (facing the shed) and ring the doorbell for drop off
and pick up.

Plainfield (Community Cruisers 2 & Adults Living Large)
• Guardians drop off and pick up at the door to the right of the main entrance.
• Guardians should remain in their vehicles. Staff will walk participants in at the start and out at the end of day
• Guardians are responsible for communicating with transportation service companies (PACE, Uber, etc.) of the
site’s procedure and notify staff when transportation times may interfere with program.
Before & After Care: Gaurdians will follow the same procedures listed for the typical day.

Bolingbrook (Community Cruisers 1)
• Guardians drop off and pick up at door #6, which is the gym facing the west side of the building, located across
from the park.
• Guardians should remain in their vehicles. Staff will walk participants in at the start and out at the end of day.
• Guardians are responsible for communicating with transportation service companies (PACE, Uber, etc.) of the site’s
procedure and notify staff when transportation times may interfere with program.