Our Services

Seven service lines. One coordinated team.

Most agencies offer a slice. We offer the full spectrum of supports for adults with developmental disabilities — residential, personal assistance, community, skill-building, behavior, advocacy, and benefit management — coordinated under one roof.

01 / Residential

Residential (ISL)

24/7 staffed homes where residents live with the supports they need to thrive.

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02 / Personal Assistant

Personal Assistant (PA)

One-on-one support with daily living and community access.

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03 / Community

Community Networking

Building real community ties — and fading our role over time.

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04 / Skill Development

Individualized Skill Development

Structured teaching that moves the needle on real independence.

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05 / Behavior Services

Behavior Services (ABA)

BCBA-led ABA programming delivered in home and community.

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06 / Advocacy

Special Ed Advocacy

Workshops & one-on-one advocacy for families navigating special education.

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07 / Payee

Organizational Payee

SSA-appointed payee. Spending money delivered on the 1st, every month.

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Abilities LLC operates Individualized Supported Living homes where adults with developmental disabilities live with the supports they need to thrive — but in a home of their own. Each home has a House Manager, an Assistant House Manager, and a team of Direct Support Professionals providing round-the-clock staffing.

Every home is somebody's actual home — and we run it that way.

What's included

  • 24/7 awake or sleep-shift staffing
  • Personal care, hygiene, mobility, and ADL support
  • Meal planning and preparation
  • Medication management by Level I Medication Aide-certified staff
  • Transportation to medical appointments, day programs, and community outings
  • Coordination with primary care, dental, vision, hearing, and behavioral health providers
  • In-home nursing oversight from a Community RN and Community LPN
  • Skill-building woven into daily life, guided by the individual's PCSP

Higher-acuity care

Our Knob ISL is dedicated to individuals who need 100% hands-on physical care — fully staffed, fully equipped, and supported by the same in-house clinical team.

Who it's for

Adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who are eligible for Missouri DMH/Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver funding and need a residential setting.

HCBS Final Rule, every home

No blanket house rules. No informal restrictions. Every individual's choices respected. House cleanliness, supply stocking, transportation, and emergency drill standards are codified at the agency level — but the individual sets the tone in their own home.

Personal Assistant services support individuals in their own home, family home, or community with the activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living they cannot do independently because of their disability. PA services are billed under the Missouri DMH DD Waiver and meet all HCBS Settings Rule requirements.

What's included

  • Personal hygiene, bathing, grooming, dressing
  • Mobility and transferring
  • Meal preparation and feeding
  • Medication management (where authorized and trained)
  • Light housekeeping
  • Transportation and community access
  • Shopping and errands
  • Help managing finances and appointments
  • Communication support

Who it's for

Individuals on a Missouri DMH waiver authorized for Personal Assistant services who do not live in a Group Home, ISL, or Shared Living arrangement.

Verified visits. Every PA visit is electronically verified through EVV in real time — time, location, and service all documented at the moment of service.

Community Networking helps individuals build a real life in their community — going to the places they want to go, doing what they want to do, and building lasting relationships. Our Community Support Professionals don't direct the activity. They facilitate the connection, then step back as the individual builds their own community.

Our job is to fade out. Real community ties are stronger than paid supports.

What it looks like

  • Attending church or religious events
  • Going to community theater, concerts, or sporting events
  • Hobby groups — painting classes, fishing, gardening, photography clubs
  • Civic events, community meetings, volunteer opportunities
  • Meeting friends for lunch, joining a club
  • Political rallies, public gatherings of the individual's choosing

Who it's for

Individuals authorized for Community Networking under their PCSP who want support participating fully in their community.

ISD is structured teaching for adults who want to grow specific skills toward greater independence — budgeting, public transportation, meal preparation, health management, household maintenance, and more. Every session has a clear goal tied to the individual's PCSP.

Skills we teach

  • Budgeting and money management
  • Using public transportation
  • Meal planning, preparation, and cooking with safety skills
  • Health and wellness management, including medication self-management
  • Domestic and home maintenance skills
  • Community access and navigation

Who it's for

Individuals authorized for ISD under their PCSP who are working on specific independence skills.

Every ISD session should leave the individual one step closer to doing things on their own.

Our Behavior Services Department provides Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, delivered in their home and community. Programs are designed by Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and implemented by Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs).

All practices are grounded in the BACB Ethics Code, Missouri DMH requirements, and the rights of the people we serve.

What's included

  • Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) by a BCBA
  • Behavior Support Plans built around what the individual actually wants to accomplish
  • 1:1 RBT sessions with real-time data collection
  • BCBA supervision of every RBT, plus BCBA-developed staff and caregiver training
  • MANDT-trained crisis prevention and response
  • Coordination with the Regional Behavior Supports Committee when restrictive procedures are clinically indicated
  • The agency-wide Abilibucks positive-reinforcement program — always earned, never taken away

ABA grounded in dignity

We explicitly prohibit seclusion, mechanical restraints, and any practice that restricts food, water, sleep, or basic needs. Restrictive procedures only happen with full due process review through DMH's Columbus Group.

Navigating the special education system is hard, and most families learn it under pressure — at the IEP table, during an evaluation dispute, or as their student approaches transition. Abilities LLC offers free, plain-language workshops and one-on-one advocacy support to help families understand their rights and act on them with confidence.

No one should walk into an IEP meeting unsure of what they're entitled to ask for.

What we offer

  • Free quarterly workshops on IEPs, federal special education law, parent rights, and transition planning
  • One-on-one advocacy support for families heading into IEP meetings, evaluations, or eligibility determinations
  • Plain-language guidance on IDEA, Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Missouri-specific procedures
  • Transition planning support for families with students approaching graduation and adult services

Who it's for

Parents, guardians, and caregivers of students with disabilities — at any age, in any school district. You don't need to be a current client to attend a workshop or request advocacy support.

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Abilities LLC serves as the SSA-appointed Organizational Representative Payee for individuals who need help managing their Social Security or SSI benefits. We protect every dollar, deliver each individual their personal spending money on the 1st of every month without fail, and report to families and SSA on a regular cadence.

What's included

  • Receipt and management of SSA/SSI benefits in dedicated, separate accounts at Central Bank of Missouri
  • A Personal Spending Account (PSA) loaded on a PEX card or delivered as cash/check on the 1st of every month
  • Room and Board administration, including invoice generation and rent payment
  • Monthly spending statements to guardians by the last business day of the following month
  • Annual SSA Rep Payee reports
  • Individual federal and state tax filings; Missouri Renters Rebate filed by April 1
  • Christmas gift coordination — every individual receives Christmas gifts, no exceptions
  • Strict separation of individual funds from agency funds; never co-mingled

Who it's for

Individuals receiving SSA or SSI benefits who need an organizational payee — including, but not limited to, the people we serve in our ISL homes.

Always on the 1st

Every PSA disbursement happens on the 1st of the month, no matter what day the benefit posts. Even if a guardian's payment is late, Abilities fronts the individual's spending money so they're never made to wait.

Eligibility & Referrals

How to access our services.

  • Missouri DMH-eligible adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • Funded primarily through the Missouri Medicaid DD Waiver and HCBS programs
  • Referrals come through DMH Support Coordinators, families, guardians, or self-referral
  • The intake team — Executive Director, Director of Residential Operations, BCBA, RPM, and Community RN — reviews each referral together before accepting

Service area centered in Warrensburg and Johnson County, Missouri. Contact us to discuss specific availability for your area.

Getting Started

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We'll walk you through eligibility, options, and the application process — at your pace.

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