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

For people with Acquired Brain Injury, CWS provides residential and employment support necessary for people to regain or relearn life skills. We believe that the best possible rehabilitation occurs when high quality, specialized services are delivered in an environment that promotes individual dignity. People living with brain injury and their families demonstrate tremendous courage, perseverance and ingenuity. Our goal is to nurture that spirit and to help individuals regain maximum control over their own lives.

The Juanita Butler House

CWS Brain Injury Services provides 24-hour residential support at the Juanita Butler House. Located in a quiet residential neighborhood, the residence is comfortable, spacious and has attractive grounds for activities such as cookouts and gardening. It is within walking distance of downtown Saco and is within minutes of the local bus route and major recreation areas.

Individuals gain the skills and compensatory strategies necessary to handle day-to-day activities as independently as possible. These activities include meal preparation, shopping, housekeeping, time management, leisure activities, use of public transportation and other community services such as banks and libraries.

Available Services Include:

• Observation and assessment of the resident’s functioning or behavior for the purpose of enhancing the resident’s health and/or safety or the health and/or safety of others.
• Protection from environmental hazards. This means the reduction of risk in the physical environment in order to prevent unreasonable injury or accident.
• Assurance the resident’s abilities and needs are adequately assessed and that each resident is offered all necessary services.
• Personal supervision will be provided, as needed. This means awareness of the resident’s general whereabouts, even though the resident may travel independently in the community.
• When needed, assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) will be provided. These are actions that a person routinely performs in order to maintain their best level of physical function. They include, but are not limited to such things as walking, bed mobility, and transfer from place to place, dressing, eating, toileting, bathing, and personal hygiene. This may also include meal preparation, taking medication, using the telephone, and handling finances, banking, shopping, housekeeping, and getting to appointments.
• When needed, administration of medications.
• The provision of regular and therapeutic diets that meet each resident’s minimum daily food requirements.
• Transportation of residents to medical or other necessary appointments. Transportation to meet the resident’s recreational, social and business needs of a reasonable nature.
• Response to medical emergencies by seeking out the most immediate and appropriate means of assistance.
• Diversional, motivational or recreational activities as identified by the resident.

Meeting Individual Needs
Every CWS member receives case management support through a Service Coordinator and/or designated CWS member to help identify and obtain personal outcomes.

Additional Information
We are always happy to answer any questions you might have. For additional information email Brain Injury Services.