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Intensive Residential Service Home (IRSH)

Currently Accepting Referrals for the Ottumwa IRSH!

  • Ottumwa Female IRSH

  • Burlington Male IRSH

If you have any questions, please contact us at irshreferrals@firstresources.us

What is IRSH?

First Resources Corporation’s Intensive Residential Services Home (IRSH) provides short-term, intensive residential support to adults (18+) living with a diagnosis of severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) and co-occurring conditions, such as substance use disorder (SUD) or intellectual disability (ID), accompanied by at least 3 areas of significant functional impairments.

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This service operates 24/7/365, with multiple staff per shift, and focuses on working closely with individuals to support progress toward their personal goals and transition to a lower level of care.

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Locations: Each site offers a 4-bedroom home embedded in the community.

  • Burlington, IA

  • Ottumwa, IA

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Funding:

Individuals must have secure funding through Medicaid, utilizing either the Intellectual Disability (ID) Waiver or 

Habilitation Funding. 

Referrals:

Referrals can be submitted by a Case Manager, Care Coordinator, or other qualified entity. A complete referral must include the following prior to being considered:

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  • Intensive Residential Services Application

  • Diagnostic records confirming SPMI or co-occurring diagnoses

  • Documentation of approved funding (completed within the past 30 days):

    • Habilitation: LOCUS Tier 6

    • ID Waiver: Confirmation of Tier 6

  • Standardized functional assessment (completed within the past 30 days):

    • Habilitation: Comprehensive Assessment & Social History (CASH)

    • ID Waiver: SIS-A or OYA

 

Please submit all required materials in one correspondence to:
📧 irshreferrals@firstresources.us

 

Processing Referrals: Once a complete referral is received, our team will begin processing to best provide support. Individuals must be able to be admitted within 28 days of referral acceptance.
 

Waitlist: This service does not maintain a waitlist. All current openings are listed clearly at the top of this webpage.

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📍 Burlington, IA
📍 Ottumwa, IA
📧 irshreferrals@firstresources.us
📞 641-682-8114
📠 319-205-1004

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