Pine Rest Christian Homes

Program Overview
Pine Rest Christian Homes strives to provide the highest quality of care, utilizing person-centered planning and a compassionate care model.

Established in 1974, Pine Rest Christian Homes offers faith-based residential services to adults with developmental disabilities

Person-Centered Planning involves year-round planning and teaching to allow individuals to have as much control in their lives as possible.

The Compassionate Care Model prioritizes principles such as:

• Recognizing and valuing people as unique individuals
• Developing valuing relationships among residents and staff
• Providing psychological as well as physical safety
• Using proactive teaching approaches
• Creating environments that are interactive rather than isolative
• Understanding the role of developmental, psychiatric and cultural factors on behaviors

Program Highlights

A variety of levels of care including:

• Adult foster care homes
• Supported independent living apartments
• On-site day activity center as an alternative to work placement

Highly trained, compassionate professionals and direct-care staff who:

• Work with residents on building daily living skills, social skills and other skills.
• Assist residents with integrating into the local community as appropriate.
• Provide personalized care based on the individual’s needs and desires.

Homes especially for individuals with higher needs due to mental health disorders, behavioral difficulties, aging and medical issues, or significant limitations with regard to activities of daily living.

On-site medical, psychiatric and psychological treatment available for residents, as well as 24-hour access to nursing support, which enables all areas of care to be coordinated.

A Christian environment that provides support for the individual’s spiritual beliefs and faith through a variety of on-site services and opportunities.

Located on Pine Rest’s beautiful 220-acre, wooded main campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the homes and apartments allow for easy access to community resources such as stores, churches and restaurants.

For more information, please call 616/281-0061.