group homes
Communal living facilities
Group homes are supervised residences where people who need support live together in a community setting.
They typically house individuals with developmental disabilities, mental illness, or adolescents in state care, providing structure and assistance while allowing more independence than institutions.
After aging out of foster care, she spent two years in a group home.
Building for long-term occupancy
- supported livingResidential care maintaining autonomy
- transitional housingTemporary supported accommodation
- halfway houseTransitional residence for recovery
- adult foster careHome-based supervision for dependent persons
board and care · assisted living · placement · bed capacity · shared rooms · common areas
Overseeing individual client services
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
- job placementMatching workers to positions
educational support · recreational activities · transportation · mental health services · occupational therapy · speech therapy · social skills training · crisis intervention
Overseeing people or processes
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- safetyFreedom from harm
- shelterProtected place or structure
protection · well-being · oversight · medication management · personal care · meal preparation · life skills training · round-the-clock
Cognitive limitations from birth
- mentally illHaving psychological disorder
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
- at-risk youthYoung people facing hardship
seniors · traumatic brain injury · intellectual disabilities · aging out · vulnerable populations · special needs · behavioral challenges · transitional
Public aid programs
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- per diemPayment by day
- state fundingGovernment-allocated monetary support
- federal programsGovernment-run public services
Residential area nearby
- integrationCombining into a whole
- inclusionBeing made part
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
- interactionReciprocal action between parties
belonging · normalization · small-scale · deinstitutionalization · mainstreaming · community-based
Granting official permission
- state oversightGovernment monitoring of activities
- inspectionsSystematic examinations for flaws
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- complianceAdhering to requirements
accreditation · fair housing · ADA · safety standards · fire codes · background checks · certification · ombudsman
residential facility
Building for long-term occupancy
- supported livingResidential care maintaining autonomy
- transitional housingTemporary supported accommodation
- halfway houseTransitional residence for recovery
adult foster care · board and care · assisted living · placement · bed capacity · shared rooms · common areas
case management
Overseeing individual client services
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
job placement · educational support · recreational activities · transportation · mental health services · occupational therapy · speech therapy · social skills training · crisis intervention
supervision
Overseeing people or processes
shelter · protection · well-being · oversight · medication management · personal care · meal preparation · life skills training · round-the-clock
developmentally disabled
Cognitive limitations from birth
- mentally illHaving psychological disorder
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
at-risk youth · seniors · traumatic brain injury · intellectual disabilities · aging out · vulnerable populations · special needs · behavioral challenges · transitional · court-ordered
social services
Public aid programs
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- per diemPayment by day
- state fundingGovernment-allocated monetary support
federal programs · vouchers · subsidies · grants · nonprofit · insurance
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
- integrationCombining into a whole
- inclusionBeing made part
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
interaction · belonging · normalization · small-scale · deinstitutionalization · mainstreaming · community-based
licensing
Granting official permission
- state oversightGovernment monitoring of activities
- inspectionsSystematic examinations for flaws
- zoningSectioning areas by use
compliance · accreditation · fair housing · ADA · safety standards · fire codes · background checks · certification · ombudsman
- child welfarechild protection, child welfare, foster care, child services, protective services
- orphan careorphanages, orphans, foundlings, foster care, foster homes
- housingapartments, house, houses, homes, apartment
- Social Programswelfare office, unemployment benefits, disability benefits, TANF, family allowances
- social servicessocial workers, social work, social services, welfare office, case workers
- support servicestherapy, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, coaching
group homesprivate residence
independent living · single-family home · living alone · studio apartment · homeownership
group homespsychiatric hospital
Facility for mental treatment
asylum · nursing home · long-term care facility · institutional care · sanitarium
group homesfamily home
Residence shared by kin
foster family · kinship care · family of origin · adoptive family
home, group, grouping, grouped, groups, regroup, groupings, subgroup, subgroups