Our story

Nurse-Led Care, Built Around Home

Acuity Meadows grew out of real-life experience and the realities families like ours face. As my own daughter, who has an intellectual and developmental disability, approaches adulthood, I, like so many parents, am filled with questions: Who will care for her if I’m not here? Will she ever be able to live independently, or have the support she needs to live on her own someday? These are the anxieties that drive our mission and the foundation of this agency.  Rather than letting fear paralyze me, I chose to create a solution. Acuity Meadows is my answer: a Program Approved Service Agency (PASA) providing a permanent, supportive ecosystem of care, so that my daughter—and others like her—can have the support they need to live as independently as possible. Our mission is to ensure responsibility doesn’t automatically fall on siblings or other family members, and that no one is lost in the system. Clinical leadership truly sets Acuity Meadows apart. Through the experience I gained from participating in the CNA Parent program—which allows parents to become Certified Nursing Assistants to care for their own children with disabilities—I advanced my career and became a Registered Nurse. Now, I lead this agency with that expertise. RN oversight means our policies and practices reflect the highest standards in health assessment, risk management, and compliance. This level of clinical leadership is exactly what state auditors, case managers, and families look for. My personal commitment as both a nurse and a parent ensures we never compromise on quality or safety. -Lynette Mayes, RN, Executive Director