Residential and Community Living Services
Day Services | Employment Services | Brain Injury Services | Community Case Management

CWS provides residential support to approximately 100 people throughout Southern Maine. Services are designed to maximize independence and are customized to the needs of individuals. Residential Services range from 24 hour support to just a few hours of support each week, depending on the needs of the individual.

Independent Living Services
Through Independent Living Services, support is provided at an individual’s request in their home, whether it be their own apartment, the family home, or a shared home with housemates. Examples of Independent Living services include: providing someone assistance preparing for work each day; helping plan leisure time and developing necessary skills to access the community and activities of their choice; providing support around relationship building, budgeting money, accessing public transportation, and meal planning. All services provided are based on the needs of the individual requesting the service.

Supported Living
Through our Residential Services we provide 24-hour support to individuals who may live in a home purchased by family, rented by the individual, rented by the agency, or owned by the agency. People in residential services require support with most daily living skills. Support is provided with household skills, personal care, and planning daily life activities. All people receiving services through CWS are active, contributing members of their communities, in whatever capacity they choose.

Areas we can provide assistance in both Independent Living and Supported Living Services include:

• Social skills: developing relationships with people in the community
• Community access: identifying areas of interest; looking for activities; safety awareness
• Health and safety: monitor medications; coordinate medical appointments; recognizing an emergency
• Household maintenance such as laundry, cleaning, paying bills, organizing, food preparation, menu planning, portion size, identifying balanced meals
• Functional life skills: telling time; recognizing numbers; reading signs, directions, recipes, etc.; writing names, appointments, etc.
• Money skills: budgeting; recognizing coins, bills; making change
• Self advocacy
• Self-care: personal hygiene, medical appointments
• Self expression
  

Additional Information
We are always happy to answer any questions you might have. Click on the region you are interested in to email the appropriate contact person.

Cumberland County
York County
Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc, Franklin, & Kennebec Counties