Caring Hands & Supplementary Enrichment Education

Overview
Caring Hands & Supplementary Enrichment Education ("Caring Hands") is a mental health service provider located in Durham, NC. Their focus is providing supplementary educational opportunities ("supplementary enrichment education") when school is not in session (after hours, weekends, and holidays) for children with developmental disabilities (DD), including autism.

They are also involved with the NC Alternative Family Living program, where developmentally disabled kids go to live with a family which is prepared and trained to deal with their disability.

It is operated by Lucia Hinton and her daughter Tamikka.

Contact

 * address: 3209 Guess Rd. Suite 204,
 * phone: 919-479-6806.
 * web: www.careingh.com

Disambiguation
This "Caring Hands" in Durham, NC should not be confused with:
 * Caring Hands Counseling Services, a substance abuse treatment rehabilitation center also located in Durham (Northgate Mall)

Services

 * developmental therapy (DT)
 * home and community/day support
 * respite
 * personal care

Qualifications

 * Licensed with the NC Division of Facility Services
 * Trained and certified to administer medications
 * Trained and certified in First Aid/CPR
 * ongoing core competency training
 * ongoing client-specific training
 * trained to record and document in compliance with DMA standards

All provider staff have:
 * passed criminal background checks
 * completed the Health Care Registry records check
 * received training in:
 * NCI prevention
 * First Aid/CPR
 * medication administration

Qualified Professionals
The Qualified Professional provides the clinical supervision, technical support, and ongoing training and evaluations for all of our provider staff. All Qualified Professionals at Caring Hands have:
 * A four-year degree
 * At least two years of related experience (human services, education, or social work)
 * Working knowledge of CAP-MR/DD policies and procedures, and Medicaid and other funding streams

Mentions

 * Dance Changes You "blog" page (question: is Dana Hinton also involved with the organization? Or is Dana another name for Tamikka?)