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Area Board of Zoning Appeals—February 1, 2012 <br /> MR. VELLEMAN: Do have special needs people in your care or that live with you in your foster home? <br /> MS. GURROLA: I don't know how you're defining special needs but if you're asking of a specific health <br /> situation or diagnosis, for their privacy I won't say exactly what it is but... <br /> MR. VELLEMAN: Sure. <br /> MS. GURROLA: One individual has some needs but again that's no different then if my elderly neighbor <br /> slipped and fell and broke his hip or her hip and they may need some help at home, rehab may come in, the <br /> doctor may order six weeks of physical therapy at home. So I'm not seeing that I'm having anymore traffic <br /> or anymore in and out than anybody else. <br /> MS. VELLEMAN: I think you clarified that. Thank you I appreciate your... <br /> MR. URBANSKI: One other clarification. So you take care of them 24/7 or you have people that work for <br /> you, employed by you? <br /> MS. GURROLA: No sir. This is not a business. Indiana Mentor oversees this program. And they may <br /> advertise or have a web site where their different locations of homes but I do not. I do not employ people. I <br /> do not have quote, unquote, staff that are paid by me to do anything. <br /> MR. URBANSKI: Okay so therefore you take care of them yourself 2417? <br /> MS. GURROLA: You know some things they're able to do themselves. This is not a situation where <br /> they're needing 24/7 hands on care. I'm a nurse. I am employed. I work full time. What Indiana Mentor <br /> does is insure that I have trained respite people that are part of my family. They may live there or they may <br /> not. In this case they do not. That if I need to go get my hair done or I'm going to work, that they're CPRed <br /> and they're trained for first aid to just, if that situation should arise. <br /> MR, HAWLEY: I have a question. Are there age factors, I need to be educated on this because I'm real... <br /> MS. GURROLA: On adult foster care? You need to be educated on adult foster care? <br /> MR. HAWLEY: Yeah. Is there an age factor? I mean to qualify for this do you have to be 18 years old, 20 <br /> years old, or what determines adult foster person qualifies? <br /> MS. GURROLA: Well maybe I can have Carrie come up at that point. <br /> MR. HAWLEY: And then my other question would be, do you actually have like a contract with them to <br /> provide this service? <br /> MS. GURROLA: With the individual or with Indiana Mentor? <br /> 35 <br />