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Residential Services

99 Church Street Map it!

Lowell, MA 01854

978-604-9841

978-458-6282

Residential

Corporation

Non-Profit

Wheelchair Ramps, Accessible Parking, Accessible Restrooms, Near Public Transportation, Able to serve clients in their wheelchair , Latex Free Environment , Medical Needs, Free Transport, Accessible Public Transportation, Services at Home

Meg Gaydos

mgaydos@mhalowell.org

https://vinfen.org/services/intellectual-and-developmental-disability-services/residential-services/

Case Management, Chore Services, Cooperative Apartments, Disability Awareness, Family Support, Group Homes, Nutrition, Outpatient, Outpatient – Mental Illness, Outpatient-Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation, Self-Advocacy, Self-Advocacy – Health and Safety, Self-Advocacy – Leadership, Skills Training, Socialization Activities

Developmental Disability, Diabetes, Digestive Disorders, Dual Diagnosis – ID/MI, Dying/high Risk, Elderly Person with disabilities, Heart Disorder, Intellectual Disabilities, Kidney Disease, Language Impairment, Mental Illness, Multiple Disability, Phobia, Physical Disabilities, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Respiratory Disorders, Speech Impairment, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Substance Abuse

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Vinfen offers a full range of residential services for people and families to choose. This range offers varying levels of support from independent living to highly-supervised settings.

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTS

Individual Supports is a service model where a person with a developmental or intellectual disability (IDD) lives independently in their own home or apartment. The have intermittent support from Vinfen staff. Vinfen works with people and their families to develop a personalized model that meets their needs. This person-centered service is intended to help people attain the highest possible level of independence. They can live happy, productive, and valued lives. Services may include help with:

• transportation
• medication administration
• meal planning
• managing personal finances
• social activity planning
• representative payee
• management of benefits

SHARED LIVING

Shared Living is a supported living arrangement where a person, couple, or family share their home and life’s experiences with a person with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD).

• Shared Living arrangements closely copy a private home experience and maximize the individual’s independence and quality of life. Shared Living Providers are pre-screened, professionally trained, and matched with a person. They provide a safe and comfortable home setting.

They support the person with tasks such as:

• meal preparation
• medication administration
• arrangement of and transportation to medical appointments
• socialization 
• participation in the community

24-HOUR RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES

Our 24-Hour Residential Support Services provide people with IDD with a safe, comfortable home. People are closely connected to family members, friends, and their community. Two to five individuals typically live together with varying levels of staff support ratios based on the needs of the people being served.

Vinfen’s dedicated, highly-trained staff partner with family members, guardians, and other providers to help people reach their personal goals. They build skills needed for greater independence. Staff assists people with managing responsibilities of daily life, meal planning and preparation, transportation to medical appointments, managing personal finances. We work with people to foster social connections, friendships, and community membership while respecting and celebrating the person’s culture, talents, and contributions.

SPECIALIZED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

Vinfen offers residential services to people with complex needs in the community through our Specialized Residential Services. We provide residential services to adults who have intensive medical needs, adults with autism, and young adults who are transitioning from living with their families to more independent settings.

EMERGENCY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

Emergency Residential Services are available for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They need short-term residential and day supports. The program provides clinical stabilization for people who may be in crisis or in need of temporary housing. Team works to re-integrate the person back into their permanent living arrangement.

DDS Licensing

clients to every staff person

22 years to 99 years

ANDOVER, BEDFORD, BEVERLY, BILLERICA, CARLISLE, CHELMSFORD, DANVERS, DRACUT, HATHORNE, LINCOLN, LITTLETON, LONGMEADOW, LOWELL, MAYNARD, METHUEN, NORTH ANDOVER, NORTH BILLERICA, NORTH CHELMSFORD, NORTH READING, TEWKSBURY, WEST CONCORD

Record last updated on 26/03/2025