At BERNAMINS HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC, person-centered planning is a practical process used to guide how in-home support is delivered for individuals with developmental disabilities. This service helps create a clear, individualized plan that reflects how a person lives day to day—at home, in their community, and within their support network in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
The focus is on understanding the individual’s routines, preferences, strengths, and long-term goals so that services are built around what is realistic and meaningful in their daily life, not just what is written on paper.
What This Service Includes
Our staff works with individuals, families, and care teams to build and maintain a plan that can be followed consistently at home and in the community. This may include:
- Identifying personal goals related to daily living and independence
Defining practical goals such as managing routines, improving communication, or increasing participation in everyday activities. - Reviewing current needs, strengths, and support preferences
Looking at what the individual can already do, where support is needed, and how they prefer to receive assistance. - Collaborating with family members, caregivers, and service coordinators
Ensuring everyone involved understands the plan and is working toward the same priorities. - Developing strategies that fit daily routines
Creating clear, usable approaches that can be applied during regular activities at home and in the community. - Adjusting plans as needs or circumstances change
Updating supports when routines shift, goals evolve, or new challenges arise.
This approach keeps services consistent, flexible, and aligned with how the individual actually lives.
What to Expect
The process usually starts with a conversation involving the individual and their family or caregivers, where daily routines, preferences, and current challenges are discussed. From there, a structured plan is developed and coordinated with the individual’s existing services, including HCBS or waiver-based supports when applicable.
As services continue, staff use the plan during daily support, observe how it works in practice, and make adjustments when needed. Families can expect ongoing communication, clear documentation of progress, and a plan that evolves over time rather than staying fixed.
Support That Centers on the Individual
Person-centered planning is not a one-time task. It is used as a working guide for daily support, helping ensure that services remain respectful, relevant, and aligned with the individual’s routine, preferences, and long-term direction.