Meeting the needs of individuals since 1976.

Horizons of Tuscarawas and Carroll Counties, Inc. began offering services in 1976. Our agency began in the heart of an aging parent whose concern for her adult developmentally disabled child was to keep her from being placed in an institution after the parent passed away. The parent wanted the child to reside in her own home. Horizons Inc. is a private, non profit organization providing services to meet the needs of people with developmental disabilities within Tuscarawas and Carroll Counties.  We began with 24 individuals and today we serve over 70 individuals with developmental disabilities within residential settings.

HORIZONS INC AN AGENCY PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DD

Horizons Inc. is a private,non profit organization providing services to meet the needs of people with  developmental disabilities. Horizons Inc. currently provides services in six counties:

* Coshocton

* Harrison

*Jefferson

* Tuscarawas 

* Wayne

SERVICES PROVIDED

Horizon Inc. is committed in the field of providing services for DD Individuals,

we employ over 178 people to provide the needed services of the individual.

Horizons Inc. can accommodate any hours of services needed by the individual. Whether it be 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or just a few hours a day, week or month, we provide the necessary training for our staff  to assist the individual.

Horizons Inc. provides HPCP, Homemaker Personal  Care  Professional , this person will provide day to day care to individuals and teach them to function in their environment, whether at home or in the community. This self help goals are clearly outlined in the individuals ISP ( Individual Service Plan) and include, personal care, financial management, medical, safety, community involvement and residential .

DSP, Direct Support Professional, this person will provide direct care and supervision to the individuals in an intermediate care facility (ICF) . The  kind of self- help training for the individual is outlined in their ISP (Individual Service Plan). This includes accompanying the individual on medical appointments and community activities. 

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Horizons Inc. is committed to training and developing employees to ensure quality service is provided to the individuals we serve. All employees who provide services to the individuals are REQUIRED to complete training for certification in the following areas:

*Direct Support Professional

*CPR/AED/First Aid

*Medication Administration

*MUI/UI Training- (Major Unusual Incident/Unusual Incident)

*Non violent Crisis Intervention

*Fire and Emergency Response Training

We strive to make the developmentally disabled individuals as independent as possible. It is our mission to create home-like residential settings for these individuals while providing them with a high quality of life. 

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

Horizons Inc. is also part of a collaborative transportation effort with the Tuscarawas County Senior Center and Society for Equal Access to provide 

transportation to individuals with developmental disabilities, low income populations, senior citizens, and others throughout Tuscarawas County in need of transportation services. This collaborative effort is called the Tusc.Transit Transportation Program and is partially funded by a grant through the Ohio Department of Transportation.