For all Residential Services, Companion Linc follows a “Matching Process” to attempt to best pair Companions with Host Home and In-Home Providers. This matching process includes the following:

1. Companion Linc Administration meet with Companion and his/her team to learn about his/her needs and goals.
2. Companion Linc interviews Host Home/In-Home Providers who have successfully passed all required background checks and completed all trainings.
3. Companion Linc initiates a “meet and greet” between the Companion/Companion’s Team and the potential Host Home/In-Home Provider.
4. The Companion/Companion’s Team decides which Host Home/In-Home Providers they would like to schedule a time for an extended visit with the Companion.
5. The Companion/Companion’s Team continues visits with Host Home/In-Home Provider in the community or at the Host Home/In-Home Providers home.
6. The Companion/Companion’s Team chooses the Host Home/In-Home Provider and services are scheduled.

Host Home

Companion Linc is built on the philosophy that individuals in services are most successful when services are provided as a “natural support in natural settings”.  Companion Linc provides its residential services in private homes with individuals and/or families called Host Homes.  The minimum expectation is that all Host Home Providers provide a healthy, stable home that provides a supportive environment of care.  But the real expectation for Hose Homes of Companion Linc is that they care for and include Companions as a real part of their family.

In-Home Services

Companion Linc believes that when possible, In-Home services are the most natural services available. In-Home services include two types of services:

1. Support for a Companion who lives in his/her own residence
2. Support for a Companion who lives with a family member(s)

Companion Linc follows the Matching Process detailed above, and subsequently sub-contracts with the In-Home Provider the Companion/Companion’s Team chooses. The In-Home Provider becomes the main support staff, as well as the main point of contact for the Companion and the Companion’s team. This insures that someone who is truly invested in the Companion, and who is committed to developing a relationship with the Companion and his/her team is responsible for the quality of the services provided.