Wisconsin long-term care services

CLTS respite.
Adult life skills.
Independence by design.

Abide provides CLTS in-home nonmedical respite and is enrolled for adult Daily Living Skills, Life Skills Training and Education, and community-based day habilitation in IRIS, Family Care, Family Care Partnership, and PACE.

Skills-basedPerson-centeredCommunity-basedOutcome-focused

What we teach

Everyday skills that open up everyday life.

Teaching is tailored to each person’s goals, learning style, culture, and natural supports.

01

Home & household

Meal planning, cleaning routines, organization, and caring for a home.

02

Money & planning

Budgeting, scheduling, decision-making, and useful digital skills.

03

Community access

Route planning, community resources, safety, and participation. Abide does not provide agency transportation.

04

Self-direction

Personal routines, communication, self-advocacy, and growing confidence.

The Abide difference

We teach with people—not simply do for them.

Abide’s daily living and life skills service is instructional. Staff model, coach, prompt, practice, and celebrate progress with the person.

Our service

Skill instruction

  • Individual learning goals
  • Hands-on practice and coaching
  • Measurable progress over time
  • Prompts faded as skills grow
not
A different service

Routine task replacement

Abide’s skills program is not Supportive Home Care and is not designed as ongoing housekeeping, personal care, or chore completion for a person.

How it works

A clear path from referral to greater independence.

01

Connect

A person, family member, care manager, or consultant makes a general, no-PHI inquiry.

02

Discover

We learn the person’s strengths, priorities, routines, and support needs.

03

Design

Together, we create practical, measurable goals and a teaching plan.

04

Practice

Skills are taught where life happens, with support gradually reduced as confidence grows.

For care teams & partners

Built for Wisconsin’s long-term care system.

Abide is a qualified Wisconsin CLTS provider (REG-006929) and an enrolled adult long-term-care provider (WPI 100426121). Our teaching-oriented services keep clear boundaries from hands-on Supportive Home Care.

Enrollment does not guarantee an assignment or service start. Every person still needs program eligibility, an appropriate authorization, service fit, and confirmed assignment-ready staffing.

CLTS · Qualified provider

Children’s Long-Term Support

Abide is qualified for CLTS in-home nonmedical respite (REG-006929). Service requires participant-specific county authorization plus available, assignment-ready staffing. About CLTS respite →

Adult LTC · Enrolled service

Daily Living Skills

Teaching and training to build independence in daily activities and community life. WPI 100426121.

Adult LTC · Enrolled service

Life Skills Training & Education

Individualized instruction that supports meaningful, self-directed goals. Adult service details →

WHY ABIDE EXISTS

Founded on a simple belief: teach with people, not for them.

Abide Supportive Living focuses on support that builds what lasts: practical skills, confidence, self-direction, and greater participation in everyday life.

We work alongside each person, follow the authorized plan, and adjust teaching to the person’s goals, culture, routines, communication needs, and natural supports.

One person. One practical skill. One more step toward independence.

Let’s connect

Need in-home respite for a CLTS-enrolled child?

Coordinators and families can call to discuss a referral. Availability is confirmed individually after a staffing review, and service begins once the county authorization is issued.

How to refer Or call 414-285-1630Please keep email free of names, dates of birth, diagnoses, or medical records — Abide completes intake by phone with a secure packet.