Growing Services for Individuals with ABI

Twenty-nine group residences throughout Southeastern Massachusetts offer homes tailored to meet the individual needs of adults with varying disabilities. Each home offers 24/7 support and supervision.

Among the most recent additions to LifeStream residences is our Rochester home, which is dedicated to four gentlemen meeting the challenges of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). Within the organization’s strategic growth, caring for those with ABI and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a rapidly expanding area. LifeStream currently assists 20 people who have experienced brain injuries due to accidental trauma or health-related causes.

John Humphreys is a former steelworker who was involved in a serious automobile accident in 2006 that left him with limited communicative ability and placed him in a wheelchair. His parents, Bud and Deb of North Dighton, have traveled a winding route seeking the best care for their son. They found that care at LifeStream.

“Before, John was in a nursing home that wasn’t prepared or well-equipped to successfully address his needs. We have seen a tremendous turnaround since John came here to LifeStream,” says his mother. “He’s more alert, more present. Bud and I can even see his sense of humor again.”

The Humphreys family cites the Rochester home’s staff – particularly the nurses who provide clinical services – as “spectacular.” Regarding John, the staff provides timely and detailed information so that LifeStream personnel and John’s family can make the best possible choices for his care. They hope that John will eventually progress to utilizing an eye-gaze computer to communicate.

For all its individuals, Residential Services provides an ongoing comprehensive approach that encompasses: integrated clinical services; medication administration and management; scheduling and transportation to healthcare and dental appointments; and community interaction and social activities.

To learn more about LifeStream programs and services, please visit www.lifestreaminc.com.

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