Residential Program Riverbrook Residence

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Narrative

Established in 1957, Riverbrook Residence, Inc. located in a historic mansion in Stockbridge, MA, provides residential placement, supported employment, skill building and community-based day support to women with developmental disabilities. The oldest all-women residence in the Northeast, Riverbrook is a model of care for women age 22 and up with Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy, vision and hearing impairments and other developmental challenges. 

 Riverbrook Residence offers residential services in Stockbridge MA and in Shared Living placements throughout Berkshire County.  Day Programs are mostly concentrated in the Southern Berkshire towns of: Stockbridge, West Stockbridge, Great Barrington, Sheffield, Egremont, Lee and Lenox.  Programs occassionally extend to the Central Berkshire/Pittsfield area.  

Service Types

• Community Based Day Program
• Food - At home
• Horseback Riding
• Job Counseling
• Job Placement
• Job Seeking
• Job Skills
• Job Support
• Job Training
• Mental Health
• Nursing
• Nutrition
• Physical Therapy
• Self-Advocacy
• Self-Advocacy - Health and Safety
• Self-Advocacy - Leadership
• Self-Advocacy - Life Skills
• Self-Advocacy - Recreation and Leisure
• Skills Training
• Socialization Activities

Program Type

• Advocacy
• Education
• Housing
• Personal Care
• Transportation
• Vocational

Populations Served

• Asperger's Syndrome
• Autism Spectrum
• Behavior Disorder
• Birth Defects
• Blind
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cleft Lip & Palate
• Deaf
• DeafBlind
• Depression
• Developmental Disability
• Diabetes
• Digestive Disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Elderly Person with disabilities
• Growth Disorders
• Hard of Hearing
• Hydrocephalus
• Intellectual Disabilities
• Joint Disorder
• Kidney Disease
• Language Impairment
• Learning Disabilities
• Mental Illness
• Multiple Disability
• Nonverbal Communication
• Pain
• Physical Disabilities
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Scoliosis
• Speech Impairment
• Tourette Syndrome
• Visual Impairment

Ages Served

• 19 - 22
• 23 – 59
• 60 +

Languages Spoken

• American Sign Language

Accessibility Features

• Accessible Parking
• Accessible Restrooms
• Sign Language
• Wheelchair Ramps

Additional Information

• Fees: Personal Funds
• Licensed By: DDS