Category Archives: Making a Home

How to put the “home” back into group home.

Living With a Disability

You may not be living with a disability yourself, but in a way you do live with a disability due to the hours spent at work. The resident’s disabilities affect how you do everything during your hours at work at … Continue reading

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Group Home Traditions

Many group home residents don’t have family involved in their lives. So during the holidays, they don’t have family to celebrate with. Most of the year it may not be noticeable to group home residents that they don’t have family, … Continue reading

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Deorating Walls

Making group homes look like homes is important. It shouldn’t look like an office that people live in. Decorating the wall will aide in the group home look like a home. Include the residents in as much of the process … Continue reading

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