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Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) services are offered by a dedicated department within The Kennedy Collective that works one-on-one with individuals who have sustained a brain injury as an adult. Staff specialists spend time with the individual in their home or community environment, teaching and assisting them to become as independent as possible within their new limits.
The Acquired Brain Injury program was built by our team (then called The Kennedy Center) in 1996 – primarily to support individuals vocationally, in partnership with the State of Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation.
In 1998, with the implementation of the Department of Social Services ABI Medicaid Waiver, Acquired Brain Injury services expanded to include Independent Living Skills Training, Cognitive Retraining, Pre-Vocational Services, and Supported Employment Services.
In 1999, The Kennedy Collective expanded further – connecting with worker’s compensation insurance companies to provide Transitional Living Services for individuals with ABI who want to leave long-term care facilities and live independently at home.
Today, The Kennedy Collective programs for people with disabilities include these services and more – always with an eye for expanding services in order to care for clients most comprehensively.
In the last decade alone, The Kennedy Collective has helped multiple adults with Acquired Brain Injuries to reduce the services they required from 169 hours per week (round-the-clock care) to 40 hours per week. Each of these individuals are living in their own apartments, and managing most aspects of their life independently. In addition, most have gotten competitive employment, have learned to take public transportation, have gone from living with family to getting their own apartment, and have intermittently joined Senior Centers or other community groups to make friends and expand their social sphere.
After a brain injury, life for an individual can change in drastic and negative ways. In addition to the loss of physical capabilities, individuals with an Acquired Brain Injury can no longer perform their job, can lose friends, can lose the ability to drive or participate in activities, and can feel extreme sadness or isolation. The Kennedy Collective team pours our experience and expertise into producing tangible, empowering outcomes for individuals that help them regain dignity, confidence, and independence. In doing so, The Kennedy Collective aims to redefine the ABI acronym – from Acquired Brain Injury, to Advancing Beyond Injury.
Do you or someone you love have an Acquired Brain Injury? The Kennedy Collective team would love to have a discussion about to help. Please provide some initial information, and a team member will be in touch with you.