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For the Individuals
you support—Fiore’s Eureka! Tools™
Fiore’s™ Eureka! Tools package utilizes an innovative combination of curricula, recipe formats, software programs and other sources of support for consumers and staff; as a result, the well being of individuals with DD is favorably impacted through this unique intervention.
When Fiore™ was implemented at a nonprofit agency serving three hundred people with DD, obesity rates for participants dropped dramatically and were sustained at these lower levels. This substantially reduced the negative effects of diabetes and other serious secondary medical conditions experienced by consumers with developmental disabilities. Concurrently, improved energy levels and heightened self-esteem triggered a new lease on life; customers simply felt better and became actively engaged in a variety of robust endeavors. Outcomes included less medication, fewer days off from work, and a marked increase in social activities with family, friends and the community. An unsuspected, but highly beneficial, result of the program included a number of staff members who also achieved similar significant healthful strides.
Specific Deliverables
for the individuals you support—Fiore’s Eureka! Tools™—include:
- Core set of curricula to improve the health and critical living-skills set of people with developmental disabilities and staff. Click to view a sample of both our Expanded and Condensed Curricula.
- New curricula topics comprehensively addressed and delivered quarterly.
- Core set of E-Learning and E-Testing systems featuring online availability of curricula and key engagement information. Included are valuable assessment capabilities for critical topics and an associated database to document staff and/or consumer mastery of each topic.
- Quarterly E-Learning and E-Testing system updates.
- Recipe file of 200 recipes, ranging from simple to complex, covering all three meals. Keen attention is paid to the appeal and tastefulness of the food so that customers are satisfied and engaged in the process. PhotoStep Recipes™ and VideoStep Recipes™ are produced in a groundbreaking pictorial, task-analyzed format, utilizing photography and videography. Click to view a sample PhotoStep Recipe.
- Four new, tried-and-true recipes delivered monthly, along with suggested menus and presentation ideas.
- Exclusive, custom-designed software (named Pinpoint™) that utilizes and systematizes your own recipes as well as those from Mainstay. Within this system, agencies are equipped to: perform nutritional analyses on recipes or menus; produce highly customized weekly menus; and print a grocery shopping list for items on the menu. All the data is based on the unique number of people for each group-living location.
- Menu suggestions that provide beneficial nutrition with interesting recipes, at a reasonable cost, provided monthly. These may be used as suggested, or as recommendations for consumers and staff to create their own meal plans.
- Socialization and community integration recommendations using food as a vehicle
for increased involvement and rich, enduring relationships with neighbors, family,
and community—provided quarterly.
- Celebration Guidelines delivered three times per year to encourage customers and
staff to celebrate events that the general population routinely enjoys, such as
Mardi Gras, the Kentucky Derby, Octoberfest, Chinese New Year, etc. Click to
view a sample of Celebration Guidelines.
- Proactive, ongoing communications and conversations to determine your challenges and to suggest strategies based on our experience and those of other Fiore partners. As one example, click to see Resources.
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