Intermediate Care Facilities

Horizon operates eight Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs) located throughout Lynchburg and the surrounding areas. Horizon’s ICF programs offer adults with a primary diagnosis of intellectual disability with active treatment in functional skills to create an environment in which the individual can not only live safely but can excel. Horizon’s ICFs also support individuals with a variety of medical and behavioral needs that require extensive supports to be healthy. High quality, comprehensive services are provided by Horizon's interdisciplinary team of ICF staff which includes doctors, nurses, psychologists, dieticians, recreational therapists, OT/PT speech therapists, residential technicians, counselors, family social workers, case managers, and citizen volunteers among others. All work together to monitor Service Treatment Plans, medical needs, and provide daily living support which includes full service laundry, cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping and more. The result is the ability to provide continuous, direct care twenty-four (24) hours per day, with 24/7 oversight and on-call availability after normal business hours. Horizon has been providing Intermediate Care services for more than 30 years and is proud to continue serving our community in this capacity. 

Individualized Service Plans (ISP)

Horizon utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to develop individualized care plans for those supported by our ICF community homes. Horizon’s Qualified Intellectual Disability Professionals work with each of our residents to create an individualized plan that considers and values every person’s needs and choices. Our staff encourage each resident's family and caregivers to become a part of the community by encouraging participation in the individual’s plan. The care one receives in the Intermediate Care Facility promotes health, self-worth, and family/community involvement in the least restrictive setting.

Criteria for Admission

The client must be over 18 years of age and have a primary diagnosis of intellectual disability. Adults that have a dual diagnosis of mental illness and intellectual disability can also be served in our programs. All prospective residents will be assessed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to meet the criteria for enrollment in an ICF program. Horizon’s Housing Admission team will also conduct a review to determine eligibility.

Recovery Residence for Women

This home provides supportive, stable housing and residential treatment for women with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder. This eight-bed residence is staffed 24/7 and we offer transportation from this residence to and from treatment at Horizon. The goal of this home is to provide a safe, supportive, and highly structured environment that eliminates major barriers to successfully complete treatment and to initiate and sustain long-term recovery.

Permanent Supportive Housing

The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services has provided Horizon Behavioral Health the resources to assist individuals in Central Virginia that are living with a Severe Mental Illness (SMI) to secure and maintain affordable, safe and stable housing, to minimize the risk of becoming homeless, while receiving critically needed support. This program offers 30 eligible individuals a rental subsidy based upon thirty percent of the participant’s monthly adjusted income that will go directly to the landlord to pay their rent. Horizon offers participants additional services that address their overall health needs, such as case management, outpatient services, primary care, and psychiatric services.

To inquire more about this program, please call 434-941-0274.

Grant to Benefit Homeless Individuals (GBHI)

The SAMHSA Grant to Benefit Homeless Individuals (GBHI) provides Horizon with the resources to offer outreach and engagement, screening and same-day assessment, treatment, case management, peer recovery support, and location of permanent housing, among other specialty services to adolescents and their families who are experiencing homelessness. To be eligible for this program, an adolescent must:

Criteria for Admission

  1. Have a mental health diagnosis, substance use disorder, or a co-occurring diagnosis.
  2. Be homeless or at a high risk of becoming homeless
  3. Reside in the Counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, or the City of Lynchburg.