Five Star Ind. Children's Home

Our house, your child's new home!

We provide private bedrooms for each child in small (less than 10 children) homes located in the community. Children attend various special education programs located in the community. Each child is assigned a Case Manager. The Case Manager will attend the child's IEP meeting each year to coordinate the home programming with that provided in the school.

Staff at the Children's Home are specially trained to provide for the needs of each child. Background checks, drug tests, and fingerprinting are completed on each staff person employed.

Physical, occupational, and speech therapy are available to each child and are included in the residential rate.

A year round community-based recreational program is provided. The program is extended in the summer months to include longer trips to St. Louis. Children 16 or older are eligible to participate in our adult vocational or developmental summer programs. A new program based on the TEACCH model is available for children with autism or other communication limitations.

Our organization employs a registered nurse who conducts admission and quarterly health screenings for each child. Our home is located within blocks of the local hospital.

Short term residential respite can be provided in our home for eligible children.

How our services are funded:
Our residential services are funded by a combination of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and state funds from the Department of Human Services, or privately paid by families or third parties, such as insurance companies.

There is no additional cost to families for residential placement for children who are eligible for state funding.