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Supported Community Living

Supported community living: staffed group homes in the Cedar Rapids area

Supported community living (SCL) is Iowa's HCBS Intellectual Disability Waiver service that provides a place to live with the daily support a person needs — help with personal care, meals, medications, and community life, delivered by trained staff in a real home in a real neighborhood. LaBase Living operates staffed group homes across Cedar Rapids and Marion, with staffing shaped by each person's support plan.

Not sure whether a staffed home or a host home fits? Compare host homes and group homes side by side, or read how to choose an HCBS provider in Iowa.

Life in a LaBase home

Three to four housemates share each home, and everyone has their own private bedroom. Meals are shared, and residents help plan and cook them. House meetings are where residents choose menus and activities. A home supervisor knows every resident by name, and an agency activities calendar keeps community outings on the schedule.

Our homes have names, not unit numbers — because they're homes.

Two housemates enjoying a relaxed conversation and sunshine in a backyardHousemates and staff laughing together during a board game nightA resident starting the day with a peaceful, supported morning routineResidents expressing themselves through a creative art activity togetherA resident celebrating a small everyday victory with a support staff memberA resident and staff member walking together in a quiet Cedar Rapids neighborhood

The support behind the scenes

  • Staffing levels set by each person's support plan and service authorization
  • All direct support professionals pass Iowa criminal history and abuse-registry checks and complete required training, as Iowa law requires
  • Health coordination — appointments scheduled and communicated to families and case managers
  • Support delivered according to each person's Individual Support Plan
A resident working with a staff member on employment readiness and personal goals

How placement works

  1. 01

    Referral

    Anyone can start it — family, guardian, case manager, or the individual.

  2. 02

    Conversation and visit

    We meet the person and their team and arrange a visit to the home under consideration.

  3. 03

    Decision and transition planning

    We share a clear decision and plan the move together, keeping you informed at every step.

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Supported community living

SCL and group home questions

SCL is an Iowa Medicaid HCBS Intellectual Disability Waiver service providing housing with daily support in small staffed homes. It's the Iowa term for what many families call a group home.

Staffing levels are set by each person's support plan and service authorization. Ask us about staffing for a specific home when you inquire.

Yes — a pre-placement visit is a required part of our admission process.

The Iowa HCBS ID Waiver funds SCL services through the person's managed care organization. Room and board is typically paid from the person's own income, such as SSI — we help families understand the split.

Small homes in quiet Cedar Rapids and Marion neighborhoods — three to four housemates, a private bedroom for everyone, shared meals residents help plan and cook, and a home supervisor who knows each person by name.

Sources and references

  1. 1.Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers — Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
  2. 2.Home & Community-Based Services — Medicaid.gov, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  3. 3.Olmstead: Community integration for everyone — U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
  4. 4.Person-Centered Planning — Administration for Community Living, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

Program rules change. We link to primary state and federal sources so you can verify current requirements, and we review these pages when Iowa Medicaid guidance changes.

Last updated: August 2026

Contact LaBase Living

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4515 N River Blvd NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52411

(319) 777-8705

info@labaseliving.com

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