The Manor

A licensed residential care facility for mentally ill
and developmentally disabled adults.

1905 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, California

info@TheManorOnline.com

(310) 450-1748

The Manor was established in the 1960s, originally as Hirschhorn Manor, to provide quality residential care services for the chronic mentally ill. It is licensed by the California Department of Social Services to serve not only the mentally ill, but also the developmentally disabled and dually diagnosed. In an apartment building surrounding a central courtyard with lush trees and a swimming pool, The Manor is known for its pleasant, comfortable and cheerful atmosphere. It is well-liked by its residents and their family members. Located in Santa Monica, nineteen blocks from the beach and close to exciting new shopping promenades and malls, it also has the advantage of being directly across the street from Santa Monica College. It is conveniently located on bus lines for ease of transportation access.

All room, board, care and supervision services as required by Licensing are included, such as:

• Three dietary, consultant approved, nutritious meals daily, including mid-morning coffee and evening snacks
• Laundry facilities, free and conveniently located
• Housekeeping services, including room cleaning and linen changes
• Twenty-four hour, seven day per week staffing
• A full time recreation director for social and leisure time programming.

Additionally, the facility's caring, concerned, and responsive staff always work to try to insure the meeting of residents' needs.

The Director of The Manor is a licensed psychologist and thereby brings a strong orientation for innovative residential care treatment to the facility. There are several psychiatrists and psychologists who serve as consultants and direct mental health treatment providers. Residents can choose from these providers, available on site, or elsewhere of their own selection. The philosophy of The Manor is that it is important for everyone to be involved with psychological and psychiatric services to insure medication education and management as well as addressing emotional, behavioral and functional issues.

The Manor is located very centrally to nearby mental health facilities, so residents have convenient access to partial hospitalization programs and other day treatment services at several hospitals and mental health centers in the area.

Knowledgeable social service staff work with residents to fully utilize community resources, as well as assist residents with their activities of daily living, including any special needs.

Staff work closely with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and are involved in a wide variety of agencies, task forces and committees, in order to ensure the utmost in services for the residents.

Convenient medical treatment services are provided weekly at The Manor by visiting physicians. Dental care is available at a nearby local dental center, within walking distance. Other specialized medical services are offered by service providers at the facility and include podiatry and ophthalmology. Any other routine appointments to community medical services are arranged for by the staff, with emergency services always receiving the highest priority. Transportation is provided if necessary.

There is a facility medication supervisor who has responsibility for the administration of daily medications and to assure the coordination of medical, psychological and psychiatric services with physicians, psychiatrists, pharmacists, and all other providers, both within the facility and in the community.

The goal of The Manor staff is for each resident to attain the highest and fullest level of their potential in an environment they can consider home. In the facility's apartment-like setting, the focus is to promote independent living skills. Consequently, the programming available for all residents emphasizes money management, grooming and hygiene, personal responsibility, housekeeping and laundry, use of public transportation, and community awareness and involvement. Special groups are available to further a resident's development in areas of socialization, drug and alcohol, nonsmoking, money management, and health and nutrition. There are structured vocational programs in areas of janitorial, maintenance and food service (with the latter having paid in-house employment opportunities available).

The Manor has long maintained a vendored program under the Regional Center system of the State of California for residents who are mentally retarded and/or developmentally disabled. The program is oriented towards those residents who are both mentally ill and developmentally disabled (i.e., dually diagnosed). This specialized programming focuses on independent skill development as a part of normal living, recognizing their special needs from both areas of their disability. Staff work with residents to enhance activities of daily living skills and adaptive behaviors as well as provide companionship and emotional support. There are also special recreational outings and social and leisure activities which emphasize residents' awareness and abilities of what they can achieve.

The Manor offers weekly outings and groups in which residents are encouraged to participate. A wide variety of outings and activities are available to all residents of the facility, which include beach trips, museums, movies, fishing, shopping, county fairs, hiking, etc. Major outings to such places as Catalina Island, Las Vegas, and Big Bear occur periodically. Within the facility regularly scheduled activities include movies, billiards and Ping-Pong (including tournaments), bingo, holiday barbecues, parties, and staff show productions. Specialized activities are also conducted which are individualized for the different programs.

The Manor provides services for persons with psychiatric histories and/or developmental disabilities who are male or female, ages 18 to 60, ambulatory, and in generally good physical health. We have some provision for married couples, and are always ready to consider special circumstances.

All persons seeking admission are evaluated on an individual basis at a personal interview at the facility. Persons are accepted without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin. For the well-being of each resident, everyone accepted to live at The Manor is required to be linked to a social service agency and/or case manager.

Persons applying for residency may be either publicly or privately funded. Public funding requires either SSI, SSA, SSDI or Interim Funding to be in place prior to admission. Privately funded clients are on a sliding scale. Since The Manor requires all residents to be involved with and receive mental health and medical services as necessary, clients must have Medi-Cal, Medicare, or private insurance.

All residents must be willing and able to take medications as prescribed, agree to participate in programs, and be, of course, appropriate to live in a community based facility.

Certain persons may not be eligible for admission: Generally, persons are not admitted who may be dangerous to themselves, others, or the facility, or if the staff feels they cannot provide for the needs of the particular individual, or may be precluded by Licensing criteria. Active involvement with illegal drugs or alcohol is not acceptable, but persons with such histories with documented treatment program linkages may be admitted to placement..

For further information, or to schedule a placement interview:

Please Call (310) 450-1748 or Email Info@TheManorOnline.com

DENNIS G. WILDER, PH.D.
RITA WONG
Executive Directors

WILLIAM NUNEZ
Administrator