For People who Experience I/DD

Having a stable, welcoming place to call home creates opportunities for every other part of life to flourish. Ptarmigan Commons is designed to provide more than housing—it offers a lifelong community where adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities can live with purpose, independence, and belonging.

Residents will have access to individualized supports that are tailored to their unique strengths, goals, and evolving needs, allowing them to remain in the community they know and call home as they age. With opportunities to make choices about daily life, build meaningful relationships, contribute through work and creative expression, and participate fully in community life, residents are supported to pursue lives that reflect their interests and aspirations.

At its heart, Ptarmigan Commons is a place where people are known, valued, and empowered to thrive.

For Families and Caregivers

For many families, caregiving is a lifelong commitment. Parents, siblings, and other loved ones often spend decades providing support while wondering what the future will hold when they are no longer able to do it alone.

Ptarmigan Commons offers a long-term solution built on stability, continuity, and community. By providing permanent homes, individualized supports, and opportunities for meaningful relationships, the community reduces reliance on aging caregivers while allowing families to remain actively involved in their loved one's life. Families can have greater confidence knowing their loved one is part of a caring community where supports evolve as needs change and where relationships continue to grow over time.

While no community can replace the love of family, Ptarmigan Commons is designed to ensure that every resident is surrounded by people who know them, value them, and are committed to helping them live a full and meaningful life.

For Communities

Strong, inclusive communities benefit everyone. By expanding housing choices for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Ptarmigan Commons helps create neighborhoods where people of all abilities can live, contribute, and build meaningful connections.

The community is designed to strengthen the Mat-Su Valley by creating opportunities for volunteerism, employment, artistic collaboration, local partnerships, and civic engagement. Residents will remain connected to the broader community through work, recreation, worship, healthcare, shopping, and community events, enriching both the neighborhood they call home and the region around it.

Investing in inclusive, community-based housing also helps reduce social isolation, supports long-term housing stability, and reflects shared values of dignity, belonging, and opportunity. When communities are designed to include everyone, they become stronger, more connected, and more resilient for all.

Ptarmigan Commons is designed to be part of—not separate from—the Mat-Su Valley. Residents will continue participating in employment, volunteer service, recreation, faith communities, healthcare, shopping, libraries, arts, and other activities throughout Palmer, Wasilla, and beyond.