White Haven Center

White Haven Center is located less than 2 miles off Route 80 at Exit 272 and sits on approximately 192 acres of land in Luzerne County. This picturesque campus (adjacent to the Poconos) with its rolling hills and nearby forest land offers a peaceful, private setting with the convenience of a downtown business area a short distance away. Our Center has been serving people with intellectual disabilities since 1956. As an Intermediate Care Facility for people with intellectual disabilties, the Center provides 24-hour supported living, medical care and developmental activities. An interdisciplinary team of staff provides a wide array of quality services to the adults who make White Haven Center their home.

White Haven Center focuses on providing an everyday life for the people we support based on the Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programs “Everyday Lives” principles. We strive to make each person’s living arrangements home-like, cozy and individually decorated. Some people work at jobs of their choosing, while others participate in the Senior Center.

Each year everyone who lives at the Center participates in a person centered planning meeting that focuses on his/her dreams, aspirations, abilities, needs and desires. Participants at this meeting include anyone who is involved in the person’s life, such as family members, special friends, residential support staff, physicians, nurses, clergy, etc. From this an “Individualized Support Plan” is developed to provide tailored medical, spiritual, social, vocational, educational and rehabilitative services, as well as, considerations for community inclusion.

Holly Lynott
Acting Facility Director