Best Practices Journal - 1 - 12.09.2013 Group Homes Before You Sign

Group Home Proprietors: Before You Sign on the Bottom-Line Be Sure You Know What Popualtion You Want to Serve Week of December 9, 2013 ● Sign-up at www.americancarenews.com Group Home Proprietors: Before You Sign on the Bottom-Line Be Sure You Know What... More

Group Home Proprietors: Before You Sign on the Bottom-Line Be Sure You Know What Popualtion You Want to Serve Week of December 9, 2013 ● Sign-up at www.americancarenews.com Group Home Proprietors: Before You Sign on the Bottom-Line Be Sure You Know What Popualtion You Want to Serve Issue I - Week of December 9, 2013 From the days of the Johnson Administration America has embraced living within the community for those with mental illness and developmental disability. The purpose of this transition in previous thinking was to eliminate the stigma associated with the institutional approach to housing those with mental illness in large buildings that came with the impression that they were all dangerous and ill-equipped to live on a city block. As we approach 2014 we are still using residential services providers, such as the adult foster care provider in Michigan and the adult family care home in Florida to get the job done. While reimbursements have been cut and the requirements associat Less