Overview
The table below is quoted from the Center for Human Development’s “Meadows Homes Policies & Procedures for Individual Funds Management.” It contains examples of acceptable and unacceptable uses of personal funds.
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Acceptable use of Personal Funds |
Unacceptable use of Personal Funds |
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Personal Clothing, shoes, etc. |
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Individual toiletries (bath soap, shampoo, deodorant, etc.) and hair dressing needs |
Regular laundry detergent |
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Personal towels and bedding |
Staff bedding, kitchen towels |
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Bedroom furnishings; personal lounge chair; personal TV for bedroom |
Basic and customary household furnishings for the inside of the house in common areas, including TV in living room |
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Personal items chosen to decorate bedroom or to otherwise personalize [one’s] home |
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Personal expenses for recreation, including personal vacation expenses |
Staff expenses while on activities (admission fees) |
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Expenses for dining out of home, ordering take-out food, and personal snack food deemed not nutritional (candy, gum, treats, sodas, etc.) |
Staff meals when dining out, snack food for staff while at movies or at other community events or trips, etc. |
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Medical/dental/medication expenses not covered by insurance |
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Pay-per-view cable television; individual internet connection; long distance telephone charges; personal phone lines; individual cell phones |
Reasonable cable television service and local telephone service |
| Date published: | December 23, 2021 |
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