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Luther Home of Mercy is an Intermediate Care
Facility/Mentally
Retarded (ICF/MR) for adults who have mental retardation
and/or developmental disabilities. It is licensed by the Ohio
Department of
Health and certified as an ICF/MR Provider
under the auspices of the Ohio
Department of Human Services.
Mental Retardation
(MR) describes a person who develops
at a
below average rate and experiences unusual difficulty in learning,
social adjustment and economic productivity. With regard to IQ,
persons with
MR score below 70. All areas of functioning can be
affected and the
condition exists from birth. It is NOT a disease
and it should not be
confused with mental illness.
Developmentally disabled (DD) persons are born normal.
However,
at some time prior to their 22nd birthday, these individuals
experience some kind of permanent damage which impairs their
ability to
function within a "normal" range of intelligence and/or
capability.
Individuals with mental
retardation/ developmental
disabilities
constitute one of the largest single handicapped groups in
America.
Approximately one hundred thousand (100,000) newborns a year
are
diagnosed with MR/DD. Today, one out of ten American families
have some
direct involvement with MR/DD.
By way of its Articles of Incorporation, LHM is a
non-profit
organization affiliated with the Lutheran Church. The Home's
Constitution places the Home's ownership with a volunteer
Association.
Established in 1980, this Association is comprised
of a cluster of Lutheran
and Non-Lutheran churches. Each
Association member congregation has made a
formal
commitment to support the ministry of LHM.
Luther Home of Mercy is governed by a Board of Directors.
These
Directors are elected at an Annual Meeting of the
Association of
Congregations.
This fifteen (15) member Board of Directors is composed
of
volunteers from the communities that surround Williston. The
Board is
made up of a variety of individuals, each with unique
areas of expertise to
offer. The Board employs and delegates
responsibility for management to an
Executive Director. The
Executive Director is responsible for the total
operation of LHM.
Department directors are then responsible for various
functions
throughout the organization. They report to the Executive
Director.
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