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 Our residential programs help move individuals and families toward greater levels of independence.
Brain Injury Services:
Uhlhorn Program
689 West 13th Ave, Eugene, Oregon 97402
541.345.4244 FAX 541.334.0680
email uhlhorn@sheltercare.org
Contact: Ann Angvick, Program Manager
Uhlhorn Program
Uhlhorn residents are survivors of acquired brain
injury who need training and support to prepare them
for living in the community. The goal of the Uhlhorn
Program is to encourage residents to reach the highest
level of independence possible.
More than 5,000 head injuries occur
in Oregon each year with 500 of these individuals
suffering severe and permanent disability. Rehabilitation
therapies and treatments allow many survivors to return
to independent living in the community. The Uhlhorn
Program is a critical "link" to independence.
In 2000, Uhlhorn received an Enterprise Foundation Award for excellence in providing affordable housing and support services to a disabled population. It is the only program in Oregon that offers supported housing services in individual apartments for survivors of brain injury.
Clients of the Uhlhorn Program reside in one of two locations, the Uhlhorn Apartments or the River Kourt Apartments, depending on their needs and level of independence.
Uhlhorn Apartments
Residents of the 19 subsidized Uhlhorn Apartment units
participate in a transitional program that provides
basic skills training from a broad menu of options. The challenges resulting from head injury are as individual
as the accidents and illnesses that caused the injury.
Residents of the Uhlhorn Apartments
will develop an individualized program that includes
counseling, advocacy, health and hygiene assistance,
skill building and training for independence.
Skill building classes and support groups
for the Uhlhorn Program cover a multitude of topics
including money management, medication management,
anger management, memory skills development, meal
planning and preparation, budgeting, and community
orientation. Program participants use the program
activities to build skills, increase their independence
and graduate to a more independent community living
situation.
Download a PDF version of the Application
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