What level of disability are you able to accomodate?
With 1 being lower functioning and 5 being higher functioning, Dreams Work primarily works with level 1 and 2 clients.

Do you have currently openings or availability?
Call 913-541-9026 for availability or information about openings.

What is your application process?
After May of their 21st year, Dreams Work, Inc. would be an option for Day Services. Participants must be qualified for funding through Kansas Medicaid Assistance Program Home and Community Based Service Waiver or be able to private pay for services. All of our participants have a case manager who has assisted them in applying for services. There is a multiple-year waiting list for funding, so it is important to contact your local Community Developmental Disability Organization for assistance in applying.

What issues are Dreams Work clients dealing with?
There are a variety of Day Services in Johnson County. It is important to make a choice that best fits the needs of the individual. Most of our participants are non-verbal, and require some assistance with eating. We are able to provide tube feeding for participants who cannot eat by mouth. The majority of our participants cannot walk or need assistance to ambulate. Our staff is trained in repositioning and lifting and personal hygiene issues.

What is your client to staff ratio?
We operate on a 1-2 client to 1 staff ratio.  Many of our individuals are in wheelchairs. When we go out on field trips, we try to have a 1:1 ratio on field trips.

What are your core beliefs as they relate to your client?
We allow our patients as much independence as possible, productivity, and inclusion.  We want each person to have the opportunity to be a part of typical environments and the opportunity to choose to be in those environments.

What type of policies are in place?
Each client has different abilities and restrictions.  We work toward accountability, advocacy, self-advocacy, integration, consent and direction of and participation in decision making.  We offer individualized services for each client.

Do the families of your clients have a good idea of what activities are scheduled each day?
We provide a weekly schedule of each upcoming week.  For each day, it clearly details the major activities, and whether lunches will be at Dreams Work or otherwise. 

Does the staff of Dreams Work undergo Continuing Education classes?
Yes.  The state of Kansas requires training on Abuse and Neglect, Individual Rights, and privacy.  We also do instruction on infection control and safety.

What are the Staff and Hiring Requirements for Dreams Work?
Staff Background Checks are done on all employees. The State of Kansas requires a criminal background check with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) for all employees. The State of Kansas also requires background checks be submitted to the Child Abuse Central Registry and the Adult Protective Services Registry for the state of Kansas. One final check is done with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to see if an employee has been banned from ever working in the healthcare field in Kansas.

Dreams Work, Inc. also does a Missouri state background check due to our physical location being near the state of Missouri. Nurses must provide proof of their current license and go through health care credential background check with the state. Many of our staff have worked as para-professionals in special education in public schools or have been care providers at residential homes for developmental disabled.