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WHO IS TRANSITIONAL SERVICES, INC. ("TSI")?

Transitional Services, Inc., or "TSI" for short, is an Indiana company that offers long term residential and supported (assisted) living services for Indiana residents who have developmental disabilities. Founded in 1986 by a small group of professionals in the mental disabilities and health care fields, TSI has a commitment to serving people with disabilities and their families with quality services in their own homes and communities.
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WHAT SERVICES DOES TSI PROVIDE?
TSI operates group living residences ("group homes") and also provides a wide variety of other individualized residential and support services to people with disabilities who want to continue to live in their personal home or in their family's home. Support services available include in-home staffing support and skill training, community living and integration training, money management assistance, respite care, health care coordination, and adult and child foster care services.
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WHAT TYPES OF DISABLING CONDITIONS DOES TSI ADDRESS?
TSI specializes in serving people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities, which include cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy and other conditions closely associated with mental retardation that had their onset during the person's developmental years. TSI also serves people who have experienced a traumatic brain injury resulting in the need for long term support and care.
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WHERE ARE TSI's SERVICES LOCATED?
TSI currently serves people in Central Indiana and throughout Southwest Indiana. Headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, TSI also has regional offices in Indianapolis and Bloomington. We currently serve people in multiple counties surrounding these cities and plan to expand to other counties in these regions.
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HOW ARE TSI's SERVICES FUNDED?
The primary funding source for all of TSI services is Medicaid. Most adults who experience developmental disabilities will qualify for Medicaid in the State of Indiana. For those individuals who do not qualify, state funding from the Indiana Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services (BDDS) is often available. Individuals are expected to participate in the cost of their services, based on their ability to pay.
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HOW DOES A PERSON BECOME ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE TSI SERVICES?
Most referrals for services to TSI must be processed through, and approved by, the state Bureau for Developmental Disabilities Services (BDDS). BDDS has district offices throughout the state where applications for services may be initiated. (See Resources) A BDDS Service Coordinator will assist the applicant in becoming financially eligible for services and in identifying potential providers of services needed. Be sure to mention your interest in TSI services.
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I'M ALREADY ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES BUT JUST NEED TO FIND A PROVIDER. WHAT DO I DO?
If you have already established eligibility for Medicaid Waiver services and would like to discuss the potential for TSI to be your service provider, please call (or have your case manager call) one of our Regional Coordinators, or email us at info@tsiin.com. If you have been approved for group home services, please have your BDDS Service Coordinator forward your information to us, or call or email us and we will make the request for you.
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HOW DOES TSI WORK WITH FAMILIES AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS?
TSI sees itself as a partner in services with families and other professionals and agencies in the community. We work closely with BDDS, several day service and vocational training providers, public school special education programs, many case management agencies and a wide variety of health and mental health professionals in the community. We believe that individuals become integrated into their community as they establish relationships with the variety of service providers used by their non-disabled peers.
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HOW CAN I ARRANGE FOR A VISIT TO SEE TSI's SERVICES OR TO TALK WITH A TSI REPRESENTATIVE?
TSI would welcome the opportunity to talk with you further about our services. Please contact a Regional Coordinator at any of our regional offices, or email us at info@tsiin.com.
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WHAT KINDS OF JOBS DOES TSI HAVE?
TSI services operate 24 hours per day, 365 days per year and the number of people we are serving is growing every month. If you want a meaningful job helping people to learn skills that they need in order to live successfully in their community, TSI is interested in talking with you. We frequently have entry level jobs available for mature adults who are high school graduates and who are interested in working directly with people who have disabilities in community settings. A variety of shifts and schedules are available. We also employ professionals in the field of mental retardation, in a variety of capacities. See our careers link on this web site, or call any of our regional offices to find out what jobs are currently available.
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WHAT ABOUT TSI's EMPLOYEE BENEFITS?
TSI offers its employees a competitive benefit package that includes holiday pay, paid time off, health, dental and vision insurance, disability insurance and a 401K retirement savings opportunity with partial employer matching of your contributions. As a service business, TSI understands the importance of supporting a healthy and happy workforce.
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WHERE CAN I GET ANSWERS TO OTHER QUESTIONS?
Call one of our Regional Coordinators at any of our regional offices, or email us at info@tsiin.com.
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