Services

Our Dedication to a person-centered positive supports approach translates into a rich tapestry of services at Community Partners. There are a number of qualities that are consistent across all service areas:

• Positive supports approach for consumers and staff
• Consumers empowered with an optimal degree of self-determination and informed choice
• Management teams empowered to assume critical planning and administrative responsibilities
• Strong emphasis on assessment, planning, evaluation, quality improvement and professional growth throughout the organization
• Proactive health care and nursing support
• Central administrative support to maximize the ability of each team and program to achieve consumer goal

Residential Supports

Community Partners offers a wide variety of services and supports to enable a person with a disability to live successfully, happily and safely in the community. We are able to provide support for people in their own homes or apartments and provide 24 hour services in more than 35 homes in Southern and Central Maine. Community Partners works closely with consumers and their families to explore each person’s needs, identify the type and level of support that is desirable and create living environments that support them on the path to their dreams. The goals of residential supports are to maximize community inclusion, increase independence, and achieve greater levels of self-determination and feelings of self-worth. To learn more about independent living and residential supports at Community Partners and how they may be helpful for you or someone in your family, please EMAIL US.

Nursing & Healthcare

ICF/MR Nursing: Community Partners operates an extraordinary 12-bed ICF/MR Nursing home in Lewiston that meets the health care and personal support needs of 12 people with developmental disabilities. This is an important option for people whose physical impairments have become more complex and require 24-hour nursing care. A positive supports approach is integrated with professional nursing and health care services to promote increased independence and life skills in an environment that meets the complicated and evolving health care needs of the consumers. Professional Nursing Consultation: The consumers in residential and day programs at Community Partners are supported by professional nursing consultation. Our Health Care Team Leader and Nurse Consultant work closely to ensure the health care needs of consumers are being addressed proactively at the highest level of quality To learn more about nursing and health care supports at Community Partners and how they may be helpful for you or someone in your family, please EMAIL US.

Community Employment Supports

Community Partners offers a wide range of employment and vocational options for persons with developmental disabilities. Our employment services are fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). We offer a combination of situational assessment, planning, job development and on-site support options in the community. We work closely with more than 30 employers in Southern Maine to offer volunteer, job shadowing and paid employment opportunities. People are prepared to enter the workforce in an active, productive role. If you are an employer and wish to explore with us how you may best take advantage of this productive workforce, please contact us. To learn more about vocational supports at Community Partners and how they may be helpful for you or someone in your family, please EMAIL US.

Personal & Social Supports

Community Partners provides a variety of services to support consumers in their personal and social growth and development. These individually-tailored services rely on a variety of approaches including volunteerism, community-based events, skill-building classes and active learning, and diverse recreational pursuits. The support may be either group-based or provided individually through the consumer’s home. The goal of the program is to create a positive environment of inclusion and participation so each person can achieve personally defined goals. To learn more about the personal/social supports at Community Partners and how they may be helpful for you or someone in your family, please EMAIL US.

Supports for Seniors

The Senior Enrichment Center in Portland and the Senior Program in Biddeford are unique services providing an array of day support options to older persons with developmental disabilities. Leisure, social, recreational, arts and self-expression, life skills, health and volunteer activities are the focus of this program. All activities are designed for people with developmental disabilities who are in their retirement years. The physical environment is sunny, open, welcoming and safe for program participants. Each person has an individualized plan of service that not only meets that person’s needs, but also contributes to the social atmosphere created by a welcoming peer group. The Senior Programs offer daily activities that are center and community based, all provided in a manner that is consistent with Community Partners’ positive supports approach. To learn more about supports for seniors offered at Community Partners and how they may be helpful for you or someone in your family, please EMAIL US.