ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND AND CORPORATE HISTORY

Agape Homes of Rhode Island is an entity that is founded on the principle that each person is unique and endowed by the Creator with the right to love and be loved.

We provide empathetic, safe and loving environment using evidence-based treatments that will help residents grow to their full potential

Empirical evidence shows that persons with special needs fair better when in a loving, caring plus personalized intervention strategy is consistently provided. Hence the name “Agape” which mean unconditional love. The belief that all person deserved to be loved unconditionally is the basis of AHRI.

HISTORY

The corporate philosophy of AHRI is based on the personal and professional ethics of the owner and executive director. Relying on her knowledge of the nursing competencies and patient standard of care, our executive director will ensure unwavering commitment in the quality of care of cases of different complexity to all residents and train all staff to do the same. Any violation of client’s right and/or substandard service will not be tolerated at AHRI.

The owner and executive director of the AHRI, a Family Nurse Practitioner, has worked in diverse group home and complex adult care settings from which she has gained tremendous amount of experience. During the years of working as a direct support staff with adult with special needs, the executive director witnessed variety of services provided to residents.  She has worked at Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton MA, Cranston Arch of RI, and Evergreen Center in Milford MA. As she rose to leadership role, our executive director was able to collaborate and implement much needed quality improvement programs using the SWOT approach. The improvement provided competitive edge to the company. Empirical evidence shows that persons with special needs fair better when in a loving, caring plus personalized intervention strategy is consistently provided. Hence the name “Agape” which mean unconditional love. The belief that all person deserved to be loved unconditionally is the basis of AHRI.