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Embracing Abilities

Chamness Care, Inc., Community Integrated Living Arrangements provide residential services for adults with intellectual disabilities in local community settings.   Adults with an intellectual disability, reside in settings of eight or fewer individuals and are provided with an individually tailored array of services.

Always A Helping Hand Nearby

Our CILA’s are staffed 24/7 and are designed with individually-tailored services…putting our clients needs and wants first and foremost in our every day operations.

Family Owned & Operated

Chamness Care is a family-owned & operated way of life for the Chamness-Tweedy family. Four generations of caring for others have built a history of credibility in the Southern Illinois area. Chamness Care, Inc. was founded in December, 1993.  Chamness Care opened its first residential site in Cobden, Illinois. Since then, we have grown to be known as one of Southern Illinois BEST CILA providers. We have customized living arrangements from 2 to eight individuals in a home

Our Mission

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The mission of Chamness Care, Inc., is to provide needed residential program services to consumers with intellectual disabilities.  The overall goal is to provide individually focused programs and services for consumers to help overcome deficits and become as independent as possible.  Chamness Care, Inc. will consider its mission accomplished when all individuals with disabilities are participating to the greatest extent possible and as they chose in maximizing physical, social, psychological, intellectual and emotional potential for useful and productive activity alongside their neighboring community members.  For individuals served who are unable to make choices, the guardian or legal representative will act in the best interest of the individual served.

Services & Programs

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Chamness Care, Inc., a local community provider of Community Integrated Living Arrangements, provides supervised, supportive living environments addressing the preferences, strengths, abilities, needs and life span issues of adults with intellectual disabilities.  Either intermittent or 24-hour supports may be provided, as needed.  Chamness Care expanded our services to include Home Based Services in 2006.

Individuals are provided services and supports designed to achieve the goals and outcomes of the Individual Service Plan.  Qualified staff are DSP trained to help each individual reach their potential. The individual or guardian/legal representative actively participates as a member of the Community Support Team in the development of the Individual Service Plan.  The health and safety needs of individuals served by Chamness Care, Inc. are addressed in the living environment, and opportunities are provided for the persons served to have their own personal space, providing privacy and personal security to individuals.  In many cases, we can help secure funding covering the cost of maintaining placement

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