Skills Unlimited, Inc.

Skills Unlimited, Inc. Specialize in support services for people with a variety physical and/or intellectual disabilities. Skills Unlimited, Inc. At Skills Unlimited, Inc. provides.

is certified by the State of Missouri to provide services, support, and opportunities for people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities to achieve specific outcomes tailored to their needs. We are a family operated business, believing that an employee-oriented work environment translates to the best possible support for the people in our services. Our devoted employees promote advoca

cy for our consumers, providing the most individualized care possible in our community. Communication is key to the implementation of our support services. we take a team approach in supporting our consumers. We frequently meet with other providers, local agencies, guardians, families, and in-house team members at every level to assure needs are being met. began business on November 1, 2000. Doug and Joyce Nickelson purchased four group homes along with some ISL, PCA, and CI services. At that time each group home had eight consumers residing in each home. There were just five consumers in the ISL program, two in the PCA program, and four in the CI program. Sixty-nine employees were serving a total of forty-three consumers in the Nevada, El Dorado, and Joplin areas. Our main office was located at 125 Main Street in Nevada. In August 2004, the main office was relocated to our present location of 114 W. Hunter Street in Nevada. Through the years Skills Unlimited, Inc. has undergone many changes. In 2006 the group home capacity was reduced from eight beds to six. At that same time our ISL program began to grow. Our El Dorado group home closed in November 2011, moving the consumers into existing vacancies among the other group homes and the ISL program. In July 2015 we opened an office at 602 S.Pearl Street in Joplin. We also built an addition onto our office in Nevada, doubling our square footage. Our greatest expansion has been in our ISL, CI, and PCA programs. We now have an agency total of 170 employees serving a total of 90 consumers. Doug’s vision for Skills Unlimited, Inc. was established from many years of experience in the field, having worked for the Nevada Habilitation Center, a community provider, and long time involvement in the Missouri Special Olympics. From the beginning, Joyce was new to the industry, but had a background in business and quickly became knowledgeable with the operational side. Together with their specialties, Doug and Joyce created the Skills Unlimited, Inc. that has successfully grown throughout the years. In 2006 Doug and Joyce’s daughter-in-law, Krystal Nickelson, joined the agency on a part-time basis providing Quality Assurance for all services Skills Unlimited, Inc. Krystal has over twenty years experience in the mental health, healthcare, and developmental disability fields. In January 2015 Doug and Joyce’s son, Patrick Nickelson, began working for the agency. Patrick has close to twenty years of experience in the mental health and healthcare fields . Patrick came to us after ten years working within the State of Kansas Division of Aging and Disability Services. In August 2016 after more than 40 years of service in the developmentally disabled field, Doug moved to the CEO position. Patrick was named Executive Director taking on more of the daily operations. remains committed to providing the best services possible to the people entrusted to our care.

Two friends active in their community! Teresa was getting a haircut and Bob was making his daily rounds. 🩷🩷
07/18/2025

Two friends active in their community! Teresa was getting a haircut and Bob was making his daily rounds. 🩷🩷

Congratulations to the June Employees of the month in Joplin! Shelby Wright, AM, Leia Sanders, DSP
07/16/2025

Congratulations to the June Employees of the month in Joplin! Shelby Wright, AM, Leia Sanders, DSP

Congratulations to the Nevada employees of the month for June! Way to go!!
07/01/2025

Congratulations to the Nevada employees of the month for June! Way to go!!

I love this! At Skills we teach that “every day is a new day so we make a fresh start!”
06/10/2025

I love this! At Skills we teach that “every day is a new day so we make a fresh start!”

Wise words...
Look towards where you are headed, and leave what is behind!

Ready, set, go! The 2025 SO track season ended with lots of smiles, certificates and medals. We are so proud of the 17 p...
06/05/2025

Ready, set, go! The 2025 SO track season ended with lots of smiles, certificates and medals. We are so proud of the 17 people and many staff from Skills for participating!

Congratulations to our Nevada employees of the month for May! Way to Go!!
05/30/2025

Congratulations to our Nevada employees of the month for May! Way to Go!!

A special thank you to VCYF Princess Candidate Makaylee Leininger and Public Administrator Kelsey Westerhold for donatin...
05/28/2025

A special thank you to VCYF Princess Candidate Makaylee Leininger and Public Administrator Kelsey Westerhold for donating Rodeo Tickets to our consumers and staff! 😍 Pictured with Managers Serena Bybee and Carol Leer.

The Scavenger Hunt was a blast judging by the smiles of the participants! What a great way to be active in the community...
05/23/2025

The Scavenger Hunt was a blast judging by the smiles of the participants! What a great way to be active in the community. Thanks to Manager Andrea Short for planning this event!

1808 N Cedar St-Last day for the yard sale and we still have a lot of items, come and see!
05/16/2025

1808 N Cedar St-Last day for the yard sale and we still have a lot of items, come and see!

Hope to see you there! Proceeds benefit our individuals and our Activity Fund!
05/12/2025

Hope to see you there! Proceeds benefit our individuals and our Activity Fund!

We look forward to seeing you! Please share and invite others. Proceeds benefit our individuals and our Activity Fund.

We look forward to seeing you! Please share and invite others. Proceeds benefit our individuals and our Activity Fund.
05/12/2025

We look forward to seeing you! Please share and invite others. Proceeds benefit our individuals and our Activity Fund.

Miss Teresa has now gone on two overnight trips in the last year! We are so proud of her for getting out into the commun...
05/08/2025

Miss Teresa has now gone on two overnight trips in the last year! We are so proud of her for getting out into the community more. She is living her best life thanks to her awesome staff being so supportive and encouraging! 🛍️🎰🩷

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Nevada, MO

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Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

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