Residential Services

Community Living Services are provided in a licensed setting home which can be customized for a single person or up to four individuals in a family home setting. All of NorthStar’s Residential Settings are in St. Louis, Carlton, and Pine Counties. We have homes available for adults and children.

Our programs develop custom treatment plans with individuals and their support teams to offer Person Centered Services to help individuals reach their goals. NorthStar can assist with a wide variety if goals including, mobility, improving independence, money management, personal care, and improvement with mental health and social connections.

NorthStar is dedicated to helping individuals feel at home while they stay with us. Our Residential Programs have many support services to help support individuals including, Life Enrichment activities, Positive Support Services, Nursing Services, dedicated Residential Maintenance staff, and frequent agency social activities.

NorthStar homes have flexibility to the level of care individuals need within homes and attempt to offer opportunities for people to share homes with similar individuals with similar interests as often as possible.

These settings provide services within the individual’s home with a mixture of services 24 hours a day to best meet their needs. These services can include 24-Hour Emergency Assistance, In-HomeSupport services, and Night Supervision.

NorthStar has a licensed Children’s Out-of-Home Respite Program in Esko. This location includes a large indoor area for activities, a rural setting for safety, and highly trained staff. Individuals can come for customized scheduling options that can be a one-time service or ongoing respite services.

An individualized package of regularly scheduled, health-related, and supportive services provided to a person aged 55-65 years or older who resides in a qualified setting.

Harmony Lodge is located in Gary New Duluth offering 35 Board & Lodge placement options. Individuals are provided Housing Support and Supplemental support services. Additionally, staff can provide assistance with transportation, care coordination, and medication management. 

This is an additional add on behavioral health service to our Residential program. Services consist of developing, implementing, and monitoring a person-centered, individually designed, proactive plan to address challenging behaviors. A waiver-positive support professional develops this plan to enhance a person’s quality of life through the process of teaching or increasing positive behavior. When possible, the person leads the process to develop a positive behavior support plan and/or positive support transition plan.