Sharon and I went for a visit to the transitional living site last week. It was a long time coming considering we had to reschedule a few times (not necessarily the fault of Pioneer Center...things just weren't working out).
So we sat with Sharon's new caseworker and we sat with the coordinator of the program. It was a very informal meeting with the purpose of going over the extreme basics of what will be expected (as much as they know at this time considering Sharon is sort of a pilot in funding for this portion of transitional living) and deciding on some independent living skills programming that should be employed while she is under their wing.
We turned in some paperwork and headed out into the downpour (it was a crazy hard rain that miraculously abated upon our arrival to the site :)
Sharon was able to meet the other two residents, the program manager (who visits the townhome fairly frequently) and the nurse happened to be there as well. It was great!
Sharon was quite excited to see that her bedroom, which will be shared with one other woman, is the size of the bedroom she presently shares with our daughter. That's good news! Also, the other woman has not officially said yes to the program yet..so Sharon may have some time that she will have the room to herself. This will be pretty awesome too.
Tomorrow Sharon is taking the bus to the home and is spending the afternoon there as well as having dinner with the residents and the program manager. I am very excited for her and am glad to see the smile in her eyes when she thinks of the upcoming change. We were a little worried that she would find herself not as excited, but she really was. The funny thing is that she is most excited about the fact that it has three levels (basement, main and upper). Too funny.
If all goes well with the visit tomorrow, Sharon will be spending a weekend on-site and then we will be able to schedule her transition into the home. We are hoping for a transition in the next three weeks...hopefully Pioneer is close to the same thoughts.
Bon Appetit, Sharon!
June 22, 2010
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Congrats KT, your hard work is making a great life for Sharon.
ReplyDeleteTransitional living is important because it is where the client will stabilize his/ her life. Thanks for sharing me this post. I appreciate it a lot.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading Mike. I haven't posted in awhile as life has gotten in the way. My sister-in-law is doing well in transitional living for the most part. Unfortunately, some of the skills that I had seen growing have depleted, but we are hopeful that with a new "house mom" my SIL will regain the skills and be more assertive about finding a job. She is in her 2nd year of transitional living. It was supposed to only be a two year program, but with funding issues the organization doesn't have the $$ or the staff to do the job as well as I know they could do. But at least my SIL is in a good, safe environment and her housemates have become an extended family.
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