Transitional Living Services

The Mary Lee Foundation was innovative in its approach to community-based programs for people with disabilities. The Foundation’s development of the Transitional Living Services program demonstrated a successful alternative to institutionalization. The goal of the program is to provide the support necessary to assist a person in maintaining their independence while always striving to achieve total independence.

This program is for short or long-term care for adults with disabilities. It is housed in a 6-unit apartment complex. This allows for our residents to be in the least restrictive environment, while still having supervision and staff assistance.

The program includes:

• Case management
• Nursing
• Bookkeeping
• Independent living skills classes
• Transportation
• Assistance with meal preparation
• Taking medications

Criteria for qualifying:

Participants must:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Have a developmental disability (for example, mental retardation, autism) or mental health disorder (for example, depression, schizophrenia)
• Not exhibit uncontrollable behavior
• Not show risk of elopement

Payments accepted:

• Private pay only (call for rates)

Program requirements:

Participants must

• Be able to live in an apartment setting
• Be able to go up and down stairs unassisted (if living in an upstairs apartment)
• Be able and willing to take medications with supervision
• Not be a risk to leave without informing staff (since it is an apartment, staff cannot see residents at all times)
• Be willing to follow facility rules

Payment for the program includes the following:

• Rent
• Utilities & Gas
• Groceries
• Intercom phone and dayroom phone
• Use of basic furniture
• Staff to supervise medication pass
• Staff assistance in keeping current medical appointments
• Transportation to medical appointments
• Staff assistance in ordering medications
• Staff assistance in cooking meals
• Nurse to follow up on medical appointments and check resident when ill
• Bookkeeping to manage money
• Staff assistance in completing some tasks such as keeping apartment clean and reminders to complete activities of daily living
• Routine maintenance
• Some leisure activities

Payment does not include:

• Day programming
• Cost of medications
• Cost of medical appointments or other medical needs
• Clothing
• Hygiene supplies
• Personal items

The resident/family may be asked for extra payment for the following:

• If the resident causes damage to the apartment or facility
• If the resident severely soils the apartment or facility
• If the resident needs or wants renovations made to the apartment

Discharge from the program will occur if:

• The consumer becomes medically unstable
• The consumer’s behavior becomes unmanageable (verbally or physically)
• The consumer refuses to take medications or treatments
• The consumer refuses to participate in the program
• Payments for services are not received in a timely manner each month

Business hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday.