Supported Living Program in Lisbon, ME is a small community that allows up to five residents and gives people a home-like place with private bedrooms and safe apartment designs, and you get your own washer and dryer, and there's regular help with bathing, dressing, getting in and out of bed or chairs, and managing medicines, and they also help with making meals three times a day in a dining room where they pay attention to any food allergies or diabetes diets you might have, and you don't have to worry about laundry or cleaning because they take care of that too, including dry cleaning if needed. The staff stay awake all night and all day so someone's always around to help, and you get 24-hour supervision, and that helps people who need someone to check in on them, and they can help with things like incontinence care, insulin shots, special diets if you have high blood pressure, and even 2-person transfers if that's needed. Residents get regular health checks, help with personal care, and even have personal care plans set up, and if you have a serious mental illness, PTSD, or trauma, this place does have mental health services, group therapy, trauma therapy, and therapy for addiction and co-occurring mental illness too, plus they provide suicide prevention and psychosocial rehab services. People who are deaf or hard of hearing find special services here, with help in sign language or adapted communication, and the staff work in multiple languages as well, which helps a lot when you're not comfortable with English or have communication needs.
The place takes adults, young adults, and seniors 65 or older, and even though it's a small setting, you get a lot of activities that fill the days, like arts and crafts classes, movie nights, music therapy, animal therapy, tabletop games, and time to relax in the garden or go for a walk on the pretty paths, plus social and community-sponsored events sometimes happen, and there's a games room, library, fitness room, and wellness or exercise programs. Community areas are fully furnished and there's Wi-Fi and cable TV, and if you want, you can bring a small pet, and smokers use designated areas. The Supported Living Program offers help with transportation so you can make it to medical visits, church, or even have outings to local restaurants or cafes, and they set up move-in help to make moving easier. Some people will like having all-day snacks, an emergency alert system, individual telephones in the rooms, and available parking if you need it, and housekeeping keeps things tidy.
Sometimes there are extra comforts like a reading room, spa, outdoor space, or events planned around music and movies, and if you need a haircut, there's a mobile barber or hairdresser who comes in too. The Supported Living Program handles all sorts of payments including Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, state mental health funds, and direct pay, so there are options for getting costs covered. The program is run by a private non-profit, has treatment and rehab for addiction with long-term recovery support, and is especially set up to help older adults and seniors keep their independence but still have help when it's needed most, and with all that, it still feels like a regular home instead of a big institution.
