Health Services

Under NorthStar’s child safety seat program, trained NorthStar EMS staff is available by appointment to check child safety seats or to work with you on ways you can qualify to obtain a car seat. For more child safety seat information contact NorthStar.

NorthStar has several other community oriented activities: School programs, speaking to organizations, CPR and first aid training, blood pressure checks are just a few ways NorthStar is in your community.

NorthStar EMS also offers Lifeline installations and support to clients in and around the NorthStar coverage area. Who is Lifeline? With over 30 years of experience, Lifeline Systems Inc., based in Framingham, Mass, is the premier personal telephone response company in the country. They have certified, trained, caring professionals ready to respond to a subscriber’s need 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Lifeline is the #1 medical alert program. It has helped over 6 million seniors and their families and is trusted by doctors, hospitals, and professional caregivers.

How does Lifeline work? After NorthStar installs the equipment (which takes about 1/2 hour), the subscriber wears a waterproof "Personal Help Button" on either a wristband or as a pendant. If there is an emergency or other need, the subscriber simply presses the button. The Lifeline Home Unit dials Lifeline and the Lifeline representative immediately responds through a speaker on the unit. After assessing the situation, Lifeline then contacts either a local friend or relative or immediately summons a NorthStar ambulance, local law enforcement, or fire department. For more information about this subscription service, contact NorthStar.

Wednesday - 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Evenings and Saturday by appointment

3/4 hour= $40

1 hour= $50

1 1/4= $60

1 1/2= $70

Treat yourself to a relaxing massaage complete with hotpack, face compress and your choice of herbal or fragrant oils - 1 hour = $50; 1-1/2 hours = $75

German Style Sports Massage - 1/2 hour = $35; 3/4 hour = $45; l hour = $60;

1-1/4 hours $75; 1-1/2 hours = $90

Check specials on website or call.

Trager breaks through the negative effects of mental and/or physical stress and the tension it builds up. Through jiggling, wiggling, rocking and rolling, a Trager practitioner can directly remind the body/mind how it once felt freedom, flexibility, and health and thereby find its way back to being whole again. Even the most stiff and imprisoned body holds health within it. Trager is a powerful tool for reminding the body/mind of its natural, often forgotten ease and peaceful way of being.

Services offered include: Massage therapy, Aromatherapy, Acupressure, Energetic healing, Reflexology, Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy.

In addition to prevention and treatment services, consultations and referrals are offered from additional health professionals in the fields of: nutrition and herbal supplements, psychiatry, physical therapy, and midwifery.

As independent distributors of Young Living products, the highest quality in the field today of essential oil supplements are made available.

The Center for Health and Healing is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Call for more information on any services or to schedule an appointment with the therapists. Evening hours may be arranged.

Gift Certificates may be purchased anytime during business hours.

Her attitude to body work is holistic, with a strong focus on the body's self healing abilities and the balance of mind, body and spirit. Deborah has always incorporated education and self-care in her therapeutic sessions. She draws on a wide field of study in her work including meditation; nutrition; yoga; stretching; exercise; and theatre, singing and dance.

Deborah's clients include the physically active as well as those suffering acute and/or chronic injuries. She has a particular interest in serving the elderly, and those with chronic or terminal illnesses.

In May, 2008, Deborah will complete her Masters degree in Social Work at the University of Maine Orono with an interest in geriatrics. Her training has included a year internship with the Maine Hospice Council and crisis intervention counselling with Evergreen Behavioral Services in Farmington.

As well as having an independent practice, Deborah also works as part of the massage therapy team at Health Quest Chiropractic Clinic in Farmington.

Deborah is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association.

Treatment can be in the convenience of your own home.

Gift Certificates Available

Sandra Webber, LMT, has been doing massage for 20 years and Reflexology for 25 years. She is the owner of "End of The Rainbow" located at 160 Maine Street, Farmington, ME where you can get a massage, reflexology, herbs and other supplements. She graduated from the Downeast School of Massage and has her BS degree in Home Economics from UMF.

For over twenty-five years, Dr. Roberts has provided this same world class health care to the people of Western Maine. He pioneered the use of the modern chiropractic methods, such as the Activator Methods Technique. He has taught seminars around the world on the chiropractic lifestyle.

Doctor Jason B. Steinhouser, has practiced at HEALTHQUEST for more than three years. He earned his doctorate in chiropractic from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. He specializes in neuromusculaskeletal disorders with a strong emphasis on rehabilitation and nutritional analysis.

Dr. Roberts and Dr. Steinhouser are Advanced Proficiency Rated by Activator Methods International.

Services include: Holistic Treatment of new & old injuries from auto accidents, sports, or work

Rehabilitative Exercise

Nutritional Counseling

Activator Full Spine Adjustments

Neuromuscular Specialist

Massage Therapy

Wellness Care

On-site X-ray

Katie is in private practice at the Brick Castle in Kingfield and at Source 365 Living Arts Center, in Farmington. Massage is by appointment only, it is best to reserve at least a week in advance.

Uncover the underlying cause of the health problem; suggest a care plan to produce the fastest results possible; offer ways patients can participate in their recovery; explain the value of post-symptomatic wellness care.

Dr. Keiran encourages his patients to achieve the highest levels of health they can. Through educational opportunities (like his website), he hopes to communicate the value of ongoing chiropractic care. His desire is to see practice members abandon the prevailing sickness care model of health (waiting for symptoms and then taking action), in favor of the emerging wellness model.

The techniques (listed below) Dr. Keiran uses include a number of highly-effective adjusting approaches to help improve spinal biomechanics and reduce nervous system interference. The approach used is based on judgment and years of experience.

Think of an adjustment as "tuning" a piano, adjusting each string so it produces the perfect tone. The primary adjusting techniques used include:

Thompson Terminal Point technique is a system of analysis and a special table that reduces the amount of energy needed to adjust your spine.

Activator Methods® - This is a system of spinal evaluation combined with a handheld adjusting instrument that delivers a consistent, low-force thrust.

Impulse Adjusting Instrument is the most researched and engineered adjusting instrument available today. It uses high technology to deliver a low force adjustment.

Born out of more than a decade of research and engineering, the impulse adjusting instrument features new wave technology tuned in to the natural frequency of the body, resulting in more efficient and effective chiropractic adjustments.

Professional healthcare providers who view the body and its treatment as a complex entity with multiple interactions between systems. A holistic approach considers the individual’s anatomy, physiology, lifestyle, work habits, emotional stressors, spiritual and nutritional health, genetic and environmental factors.

Healing Touch:

Healing Touch is a holistic energy therapy that emphasizes compassionate, heart-centered care in which the Healing Touch provider and client are equal partners in facilitating health and healing. Healing Touch providers use gentle, non-invasive touch to influence and support the human energy system within and surrounding the body. The goal of Healing Touch is to restore harmony, energy and balance within the human energy system. This goal supports the client’s self-healing process of becoming whole in body, mind, emotion and spirit.

Complementary Modalities:

There are many complementary modalities of therapy, the many modalities of therapy include the use of diet nutritional supplements, including vitamins, minerals and other nutritional cofactors, and botanicals (herbal medicines). Structural modalities of therapy include chiropractice, osteopathy, and many forms of traditional physical therapy. There are also "energetic modalities" of therapy including acupuncture, homeopathy, isopathy. All of these latter modalities are predicated on the idea that a life-force exists in the body, whose proper flow throughout the body is disturbed in a disease process. These energetic modalities of therapy of therapy rebalance and harmonize the flow of life-force to promote greater health in the body.

Will work with individuals or with a group of people.

Reiki practitioners channel energy in a particular pattern to heal and harmonize. Unlike other healing therapies based on the premise of a human energy field, Reiki seeks to restore order to the body whose vital energy has become unbalanced.

Reiki energy has several basic effects: it brings about deep relaxation, destroys energy blockages, detoxifies the system, provides new vitality in the form of healing universal life energy, and increases the vibrational frequency of the body.

Treating addictions, headaches, arthritis, infections, cold, flu, back pain, insomnia carpal tunnel, menstrual & female disorders, nausea, muscle & joint pain, depression, tendonitis, sprains, digestive issues, sinusitis, ear problems(ringing, earaches), skin disorders, fibromyalgia, urinary problems, and many other issues.

Beverly Richards has lived in East Jay for thirty years with her husband, Freddie. They designed and built their own home, and raised three children while being actively involved in their community. She has worked as a Registered Nurse since 1974 and received her BS in Community Health Education and Teaching in 1992.

Realizing the importance of massage therapy in self-care, she became a Licensed Massage Therapist, and opened SELAH: Therapeutic Massage Clinic in October of 2006. She belongs to the American Massage Therapy Association and is an active member of the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, the JLLF Chamber of Commerce and the Jay- Livermore Falls Rotary Club.

Each initial visit at SELAH Therapeutic Massage Clinic starts with a health history and a postural/gait evaluation to develop a plan to help the client achieve the best benefit from their massage treatments. Beverly uses unscented massage oils and creams with organic ingredients such as almond oil in a grape seed oil base. Established research has proven that the therapeutic effect of massage is a valuable component of a holistic approach to wellness.

Appointments are scheduled at the convenience of the client in thirty to ninety minute time frames.

Call with any questions about massage therapy or to schedule an appointment.

$200 for four massage package.

Other: Contact for fee information.

Services offered include: Yoga (including prenatal and MommYoga) and Pilates classes. Spa services including: massage therapy; Reiki, facial massage and detoxification; scalp massage; healing touch; ear candling; and healing haircuts.

Spa Pricing: Massage therapy - 30 min. $30; 1 hr. $50; 90 min. $75

Reiki - 45 min $40

Facial massage & detox - 30 min $30

Scalp massage - 45 min $45

Healing touch - 1st session $75; additional sessions $55

Ear candling - 2 candles, 435 min. $30-$5 additional candle

Healing haircuts - 45 min. $30

Package deals - buy 4 massage or REIKI sessions in advance and

get one free

Terry Owens, a Maine licensed massage therapist and member of the American Massage Therapy Association, has been a practicing massage therapist for over 21 years. She is a graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington and the Jacksonville School of Massage in Jacksonville Florida. Terry received trainings through the Upledger Institute in Palm Beach Florida where she focused on cranio-sacral therapy and somato emotional release. She also trained in zero balancing at the Zero Balancing Association. Terry has been educated in aroma therapy, hypnotherapy and Safe Touch for Survivors of Sexual Abuse. She has been a Reiki Master for nearly 15 years.

Terry taught massage classes at both the University of Maine in Farmington and for Adult Ed programs at various local high schools. She also teaches at her home practice, Spirit Garden Therapeutics. She lectures at local functions and has been a presenter at the Maine Wellness Conference.

Terry worked as a massage therapist at the Jacksonville School of Massage and Health Clinic and at the Sugar Tree Health Club at Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Resort. Her past work experience includes prenatal and infant care, elder support, hospice comfort, elementary teaching and the education of developmentally disabled adults.

Terry maintains a private practice in Farmington where she utilizes her vast experience and education by tailoring private sessions which are personally suited for each client's individual needs. This in turn promotes well being on all levels.

The American Cancer Society provides support for women dealing with the emotional and physical effects of breast cancer. Volunteers visit breast cancer patients, answer questions and share personal experiences. Early support is also available for women who have detected a breast lump. Reach To Recovery volunteers are positive role models.

Man To man

The Man to Man program helps men cope with prostate cancer by offering community-based education and support for patients and their family members. A core component of the program is the self-help and/or support group. Volunteers organize these free monthly meetings where speakers and participants learn about and discuss information about prostate cancer, treatment, side effects, and how to cope with prostate cancer and its treatment. Some Man to Man groups may invite wives and partners to attend meetings. In other locations, wives and partners may meet separately in a group setting called Side by Side

284 Main Street - Suite 390, Wilton, ME 04294

(207)645-5304 or 1-866-397-3350 fax (207) 645-3277.

Children’s and Family Support program serves individuals with Mental Retardation and Autism up to the age of twenty-one (21).

Home health services are available for all ages.

Outpatient mental health services for children, adolescents, adults and families at our Wilton facility located in the historic Bass Building in downtown Wilton. The agency has 6 licensed therapists available to meet your mental health needs. No referral is necessary. Please call the office @ 645-5304 to initiate services. Scroll down to learn more about our therapists at Care & Comfort’s Wilton office.

In Home Support services (65M program) is available for children up to age 21 with a major mental health diagnosis who may require more extensive services. The program, available to MaineCare residents, provides individualized services in the home setting for youth and their families. Please call the office @ 645-5304 to initiate referral.

Habilitation program (Section 24). This program serves children up to age 21 with a diagnosis of Mental Retardation or Autism Spectrum Disorders and assists them in activities of daily living in order that they might remain in their homes. Please call the office @ 645-5304 to initiate referral.

Children’s case management. This service, available for high needs children and adolescents with a mental health diagnosis, provides families with targeted support and access to area resources. This program is available for MaineCare residents. There is no additional charge to clients for this service.

Home Health Services are provided in home to assist clients with activities of daily living and nursing services. Home health care is staffed by Registered Nurses ( RNs), Licensed Practice Nurses (LPNs), Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and Personal Support Specialists (PSS). Please call the office @ 645-5304 to initiate referral.

Home Modification Specialists of Maine offers services to help clients maintain more independence and meet the needs of family members. Available services include installation of adaptive aids such as ramps, grab bars etc., repairs, remodeling, painting, yard work and more.

About our therapists:

Melissa Catlin, LCSW provides adolescent, adult individual and couples’ outpatient therapy. Melissa has over 10 years of experience in the outpatient setting and specializes in work with trauma, anxiety and depression and facilitates Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) groups.

Corey Walmer, LCSW works with all ages with an emphasis on child, adolescent and family needs. She utilizes a variety of approaches including play therapy, cognitive behavioral as well as narrative therapy. She also facilitates Dialectical Behavioral Therapy groups (DBT). She is a member of the National Association for Play Therapy.

Stuart Beddie, LCPC, NCC has over 12 years experience in clinical work with children, adolescents and families dealing with severe emotional and behavioral issues. He specializes in treatment of sexual trauma and sexually aggressive behaviors.

Matthew Deming, LCSW works with all ages and the full spectrum of individual (child, adolescent and adult) and family needs. In addition to carrying an outpatient caseload, Matthew is the Clinical Team Leader for the Waterville and Wilton offices.

Marilyn McKay, LCSW has 28 years of experience as a therapist. She works with all ages. Areas of special interest include adolescents, hypnotherapy, women’s issues, death and dying, AIDS and Gay/Lesbian issues.

Steve Brod, LCSW works with individuals of all ages as well as families and couples. Steve has advanced training in family therapy, crisis stabilization, sexual dysfunction, supervision, trauma debriefing and Autism Spectrum Disorders.

About Care & Comfort

Care & Comfort is a small, family-owned agency with offices in Waterville, Bangor, Presque Isle, Wilton and Machias. The agency, founded in 1992 by Sue Giguere, was awarded the honor of Small Business of the Year in Maine in 2006.

Programs:

Division of Public Health Nursing,

Bureau of Family Independence,

Alternative Aid Assistance,

ASPIRE,

Food Stamps,

MaineCare (Medicaid),

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF),

Emergency Assistance,

and Parents as Scholars (PaS).

Referrals to other DHHS services from the local office include:

Children’s Emergency Services

Vocational Rehabilitation

Adult Protective Services

Division of Support Enforcement and Recovery

and Nursing Home/Boarding Home Services.

If you do not have a doctor, we will help you choose one that participates in this program.

FHA will assign a Personal Health Advocate who will help with healthcare needs and also refer you to other available community resources.

Services are based on a sliding-fee scale, and free self-help information is provided. FHA offers a free ScoreHealth screening for cholesterol, blood pressure, and heart risk factors, and for prescription reimbursements of 50% of your cost up to $100 (maximum). FHA also assist with applications to patient assistance programs for free medications.

Sports physicals

Disability exams

Physical exams

Well Child visits

School physicals

On site blood work and laboratory services

Inpatient care at FMH

24 hour coverage for urgent care

ScoreKeeper screenings for health maintenance.

Physical exams

Routine Office visits

On site laboratory services

Inpatient care at FMH

24 hour coverage for urgent care

ScoreHealth screenings for health maintenance.

The practice joins the other primary care practices sponsored by Pine Tree Medical Associates and Franklin Memorial Hospital (Pine Tree Family Practice, Pine Tree Internal Medicine, Pine Tree Pediatrics, Pine Tree Women’s Care, and Wilton Family Practice) and offers a full range of family medicine services to patients, from newborns through senior citizens.

Dr. Thayer, a graduate of State University of New York Stony Brook School of Medicine, completed her residency at Maine-Dartmouth Family Practice in Augusta before joining Franklin Memorial Hospital’s medical staff in 1988. Her professional interests include outpatient medical care, patient education, and preventive healthcare.

Rockomeka Family Practice offers a full range of family medicine services from routine physicals to managing complex chronic medical conditions. Part-time providers in the practice include Janice Lee, MD, Ellie Schneid, FNP, Molly Fredricks, LCSW.

The practice provides call coverage 24 hours-a-day, and hospital care for its patients at Franklin Memorial Hospital, where patients may access a full range of diagnostic services and subspecialties. All insurances and health plans are accepted.

Friday 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m.

Our providers offer comprehensive treatment for a full range of orthopedic disorders affecting men, women, and children.

Bone, joint, and muscle evaluations

State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging

Arthroscopy

Fracture care

Joint reconstruction

Sports medicine

Worker compensation evaluations

Physical therapy & rehabilitation services

Additional hours at Franklin Memorial Hospital Outpatient Services in Livermore Falls.

Office located across from Franklin Memorial's surgery and therapy facilities.

Also seeing patients at the beautiful Rangeley Rehab facility.

Physical exams

Well baby visits

Sick visits

Adolescence Gynecology

Evaluations and management of Asthma

Sports physicals

Hospital care at FMH

Outpatient/inpatient care

Evaluations for school difficulties and child adolescent behavior and development

24 Hour coverage for urgent care

Phone nurse during office hours

Breastfeeding consultations.

Friday, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Closed for lunch 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Dr. G. Richard Batstone will join Franklin Urology on November 1, 2007. He completed his medical training at Cambridge University in England. Following his internship at Cambridge University Hospital he rotated through a number of surgical subspecialities and general surgery, during which time he obtained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. His residency in Urology was at Cambridge University Hospital and surrounding regional hsopitals including two years of (doctoral) research in the immunology laboratories of Cambridge. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the management of prostate diseases and endourology.

Susan Ferra, a nurse practitioner who had been in practice with Dr. Parker, also provides health care. In addition, some the familiar faces from Dr. Parker's office staff have remained including Kamaran and Priscilla. Other members of the staff are Maureen Hamblin and Sheryl Knighton.

Physical exams

Obstetric care for pregnant women

Birth control counseling

Adolescent women’s health

Fertility & infertility counseling

Menopause treatment

Access to diagnostic screenings

Gynecological surgery.

Franklin Memorial Hospital today offers highest-quality health care and state-of-the-art technological support. At the same time, FMH is one of the lowest cost hospitals in Maine as the result of astute quality assurance and cost containment measures. Care here, as elsewhere in the country, has shifted rapidly from a primarily inpatient medical model to one that emphasizes education, prevention, and outpatient services.

The 70-bed hospital is fully qualified and accredited to handle a broad range of medical, surgical, pediatric, obstetric, and gynecological procedures. The Family Birthing Unit offers a full scope of services before, during and after birth, including nurse home visits and preparation for childbirth. Close to home, technologically advanced, and friendly--the Family Birthing Unit makes the experience of birth as meaningful and comfortable as possible for families.

The hospital also has specialized strengths in cardiology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, rheumatology, internal medicine, urology, emergency care, and occupational health. It is the home of the Western Maine Center for Heart Health, which offers a broad spectrum of preventive, diagnostic, acute-care, and rehabilitative services. The hospital’s Medical Library is open to the public for research and information.

Care of acute and chronic illnesses, checkups for the entire family, routine pediatric care, immunizations, school and sports physicals, well-woman exams and routine gynecological care, family planning services, laboratory services, minor surgery, referrals to specialty care and community resources, behavioral health services, and parenting support.

Free vouchers for nicotine patches and gum are available to eligible patients at all eleven HealthReach Community Health Centers (HRCHC), including Kingfield, Rangeley, Strong and Livermore Falls.

Health Centers:

Rangeley Region Health Center (207) 864-3303, Strong Area Health Center (207) 684-4010, Strong Area Dental Center (207) 684-3045, Western Maine Family Health Center (207) 897-4345, Mt. Abram Regional Health Center (207) 265-4555.

A Sliding Fee Program is offered through funding from the U.S Bureau of Primary Health Care. This program, based on family size and income, is available for patients who qualify.