Day training and habilitation

Program information

Day training and habilitation (DT&H) are licensed supports to help adults:

  • Develop and maintain life skills
  • Participate in community life
  • Engage in proactive and satisfying activities of their own choosing.

Day training and habilitation services are available in 81 Minnesota counties and serve more than 12,000 people.

Eligibility

Eligibility is determined through a screening process. To be eligible, a person must meet all of the following conditions:

  • Be 18 or older and have a diagnosis of developmental disability or a related condition
  • Receive a screening for home and community-based services or reside in an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (ICF/DD)
  • Have health and safety in the community addressed in their plan of care
  • Make an informed choice to receive DT&H as part of their Individual Service Plan.

People who get DT&H services under the Developmental Disabilities Waiver must have at least one residential service provided through the waiver.

People who reside in an ICF/DD and those who receive a home and community-based waiver have a choice of day services.

Learn more

For more information, contact either:

County and tribal directory

The Disability Hub MN at 1-866-333-2466 or online. 

disabilityhubmn.org

Services

  • Supervision, training and assistance with self-care, communication, socialization and behavior management
  • Supported employment and work-related activities
  • Community integrated activities, including the use of leisure and recreation time
  • Training in community survival skills, money management and therapeutic activities that increase adaptive living skills
  • Non-medical transportation to help people travel to and from locations where services are provided.