New Horizons Group Home in Brandon, FL, is a nonprofit organization with 501(c)3 status, and the property sits at 109 E. Clay Ave. with an assisted living license number 9058. The group home can care for up to 14 residents across its fully-furnished Board and Care Home settings, with both private and semi-private rooms, in a place that keeps a family-like atmosphere and gives support to adults with developmental disabilities. Residents handle their own personal needs, join in housekeeping, and work toward personal goals with help from trained support staff, and there's a focus on skill building, so folks who can work at businesses in the community or go to day programs will have transportation available. Residents get out for special trips to places like the State Fair, Strawberry Festival, or even Disney World, while staff also handle rides to appointments, errands, and places of worship.
The buildings have a 24-hour call system, continuous supervision, and emergency help if a resident needs it, making things safe and comfortable. Each home has a schedule of daily activities, crafts, music, planned outings, and movie nights, while larger community gatherings, annual BBQs, silent auctions, and visits by entertainers like Dennis Lee make for lively events. There's also a Christian group home environment, a reading room, and pet-friendly options, along with other features like a barber or beauty parlor, a yard with walking paths, and places for outdoor relaxation. Residents get three homemade meals each day, with staff able to cook for those who need special diets, and there's help for those who need assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, transfers, and medication management. Support also includes incontinence care, non-ambulatory care, laundry, and housekeeping, so residents can focus on personal wellness and joining in the community.
Funding comes mostly from grants, donations, fundraising, monthly Medicaid Waiver for Residential Habilitation services, and resident payments from SSI or Social Security Disability, which means the home keeps its mission to support adults when parental caregivers are no longer able, and tries to encourage each resident to do as much for themselves as they're able. There are amenities for crafts, movies, music, animal therapy, scheduled exercise, and chances to enjoy the yard or garden. Christian group home values guide the care, with a person-centered program, and New Horizons Group Home holds a clear aim to provide a supportive, homelike, and nurturing atmosphere for seniors or those with developmental disabilities, helping each person with daily life, social connection, and personal growth in a well-supervised, tight-knit setting.
