Direct service that consists of services designed to assist individuals in acquiring, retaining, and improving the self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in home and community-based settings. Habilitation may be provided up to 24 hours a day to ensure the individual's health and welfare, based upon the needs of the individual. This is a service that may be provided to people in their own home, or in other residential or community settings not subject to licensing regulations.