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Martin Place opened in June 2017 as a 2-bed staffed residential and community inclusion program for adults who may have significant behavioural challenges. Persons served are encouraged to develop independent living skills and the program is designed based on their needs, goals, and interests. The skilled care team is flexible and supportive of the individuals in their care and they strive to ensure safety, and personal responsibility both within the home and the community. They are dedicated to improving the quality of life for persons served.
Uplands Place is a CARF accredited 2 bed program that supports youth with behavioural issues and addictions that are also involved with the criminal justice system. The program focuses on life-skills, recreation, community integration, and works closely with other agencies to ensure continuity of care with regards to case management. The program recently begun steps towards becoming a licensed 4 bed program due to the ever-growing need for additional beds especially for youth with addictions.
Sherbourne Home is a CARF accredited 2 bed staffed resource for 2 individuals with severe autism and extreme behaviours. The program focuses on community inclusion, life-skills development and self-management for the individuals living in the home. The staff are dedicated to improving the quality of life and the on-going goal of community integration. The staffing team are highly skilled in crisis management and have as their main focus self-management for the individuals in the program.
Oceanside Place is a licensed CARF accredited residential program, serving up to 5 adults full time. Established in 2002, this program was constructed for Carmichael Enterprises “from blue-print to building block”, always bearing in mind the needs of the persons being served. Oceanside place has always been open to serving individuals from a wide array of backgrounds with a wide array of needs. It has been with this inclusive philosophy that the program has become well known for its work with persons served with Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder, and those with developmental delays. The staff bring with them their unique experience and knowledge, so that our service population is assured the highest quality of care. With backgrounds in: nursing; child and youth care; psychology; early childhood education; and counseling, all programs and therapeutic approaches remain current and holistic. To that end, persons served receive plans of care that are developmentally appropriate and tailored to their specific needs. Barriers to communication, learning, and behavioural challenges are overcome by giving persons served many ways to express their needs.Oceanside Place continues to be a cornerstone in the special needs community for providing care that is dignified, compassionate, and professional.
Hammond Place is a licensed CARF accredited 5 bed residential program which was established in 1998. Hammond Place currently provides placements to young adults over the age of 19.Hammond Place has provided placements to a wide variety of individuals over the years and currently supports individuals with Autism, medically fragile clients, and clients with high behavioural needs.Hammond Place offers a variety of life-skills programs and the staffing team is highly skilled and passionate about supporting people with disabilities. Community integration is at the forefront of the program’s focus and the team has been highly successful in removing any potential barriers to service for the clients.
Creekside Place is a CARF accredited adult resource with staffed component in main area, and 2 supported living suites providing placements to 5 adults. Creekside Place is on a secluded 3 acre property in South Nanaimo. Creekside provides a quiet and private location which was selected to meet the needs of a specific service population. Known province wide for supporting individuals with high behavioural needs. The staff are highly skilled and have extensive experience supporting individuals with extreme behavioural needs. Creekside has often been utilized to stabilize individuals in crisis so that they may return home or to their community placements. This program also has as its focus programs based on choice, preference and skill development applicable to each individual receiving those services. is a CARF accredited adult resource with staffed component in main area, and 2 supported living suites providing placements to 5 adults. Creekside Place is on a secluded 3 acre property in South Nanaimo. Creekside provides a quiet and private location which was selected to meet the needs of a specific service population. Known province wide for supporting individuals with high behavioural needs. The staff are highly skilled and have extensive experience supporting individuals with extreme behavioural needs. Creekside has often been utilized to stabilize individuals in crisis so that they may return home or to their community placements. This program also has as its focus programs based on choice, preference and skill development applicable to each individual receiving those services.
Randi’s Place is a CARF accredited home supporting the needs of individuals, focussing on development or enhancement of independent living skills, social skills and community integration. The team at Randi’s Place strive to build on the individuals’s strengths and foster confidence in their ability to be successful in what they envision their gols for the future to be.
Shamrock Home is a Home-Share model for a young adult with outreach staffing to support with life-skills development. This program provides opportunity for self-direction, independence, and increased community involvement. The service component primarily focuses on guidance and choice and provides the individual various ways to express themselves in pro-social fashions.
Community based outreach services for individuals that live independently. This program is quite unique as it provides services in the most non-intrusive and innovative ways possible. The team has very flexible and creative schedules to support individuals that have been deemed as “Staff Resistant” and extremely difficult to manage. The team is available 5 days a week and support individuals with appointments, court appearances, accommodation, as well as life-skills and community activities.
Harbourview Place is a CARF accredited home providing care for two adults who each live on a different level of the home. Each level has its own staff, educated in the needs of the client, with the staffing at night shared by both clients. Staff possess skills in providing client personal care as well as supporting individuals with medical / health concerns, and behaviours. Adapting to, and understanding different styles of non-verbal communications and tools is essential to their success in supporting these wonderful people. Providing a therapeutic environment, community inclusion, and continually seeking out ways to expand on their quality of life help to make these teams successful.
Matt and Dan’s is a CARF accredited 2 bed adult resource which supports 2 higher functioning young men with severe mental illness who also happen to be brothers. This program as well may utilize the residential care-aide approach wherein staff members may work a 24 hr. live-in type of shift. This program focuses on community integration, living skills, and provides a wide array of activities for the brothers to engage in.
Buckley house is a CARF accredited dual resource that provides residential support in the upstairs and downstairs areas of the home. The home is situated on a large ocean view lot in beautiful Buckley Bay. The upper level currently has a program for a young adult who has transitioned into adult services and focuses on independent living, community mobility, and general life-skills. The lower level of the home at present is a 1 bed program providing one to one support for a young adult with autism.
Nim Nim Home was welcomed into Carmichael Enterprises in November of 2016. This home and its skilled team of caregivers, supports 2 adults with varied physical, mental and cognitive challenges. Each adult resides on a different level within the home so they have an opportunity to live as independently as possible, while still having access to staff support which is shared. Nim Nim’s team works with the individuals in the home assist them in their personal goals, and to inspire and support opportunities to connect with others in the community.
The group home staff are immediately available when a student is unable to manage his/her behavior at school. It is because of this level of support that students in Oceanside's care have always been successful at our school.
