Overview
Therapeutic Alternatives runs community-based care in North Carolina for people with developmental disabilities, mental illness and substance use problems. Its services connect support at home with adult day programs, residential care and help returning to the community after psychiatric or substance use treatment. Coordinators match individuals with direct-care employees who work toward goals based on each person's needs, strengths and preferences. The company operates licensed adult group homes and supplies one-to-one support through programs including the Innovations Waiver. Founded in 1958, Therapeutic Alternatives has its corporate office in Randleman, North Carolina.
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What believers are saying
- Direct-care staff learn practical safety skills: Therapeutic Alternatives trains employees in first aid, CPR and crisis response.
- Supervision is structured: Therapeutic Alternatives' Asheboro part-time group-home staff receive supervisory oversight at least quarterly.
- Nursing pay is explicit: Therapeutic Alternatives' full-time North Carolina aging-resource nurse team lead earns $49,000-$54,000 annually.
What critics are saying
- Round-the-clock care shapes schedules: Therapeutic Alternatives staffs adult group homes every day, including nights, weekends and holidays.
- Nurses face road exposure: Therapeutic Alternatives' North Carolina full-time aging-resource lead travels between agencies in varying weather conditions.
- Crisis work includes high-risk situations: Therapeutic Alternatives' responders assess people with suicidal or homicidal thoughts.
What makes Therapeutic Alternatives unique
- Family control spans generations: Therapeutic Alternatives is led by second- and third-generation members of its founding family.
- Therapeutic Alternatives carries external quality accreditation: the Council on Quality and Leadership accredits its services.
- Crisis access reaches uninsured patients: Therapeutic Alternatives imposes no income, insurance or age restrictions.
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