Transitional Living
Transitional-living for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective and other psychoses is available for clients who are progressing from 24 hour residential care to a more independent living environment.
Transitional-living is available for clients who are progressing from 24 hour residential care to a more independent living environment with minimal supervision. We provide:
- room and funds to buy groceries to prepare meals.
- a safe and healthy living environment in four three-bedroom town houses in North Boulder
- oversight by two live-in house managers available every evening and night
- shopping, cooking and dining as a group
- opportunity to learn the skills of managing an independent household
- weekly house meetings to discuss household issues
- access to 24-hour psychiatric services
Continuum Of Care
A unique feature of our continuum of care allows clients to move to Transitional housing and if, for whatever reason, they need more support they can move back to Balsam House for stabilization and then move back to Transitional housing when ready.
Accommodations
Colorado Recovery has four furnished townhouses next door to each other in North Boulder. There are two house managers on-site every night. Each resident has his or her own bedroom, with a shared bathroom. The main living area includes a kitchen, living room and laundry facilities, basic cable and internet are all provided. Essential food supplies and other household necessities such as towels and linens are provided.
A safe and healthy living environment in three-bedroom town-homes in Boulder
The house managers are there to provide oversight not treatment. They report any concerning behaviors to the Transitional Program Manager which is brought directly to the treatment team. House managers are trained to contact on-call clinical staff any time that a problem arises.
The Life Skills Coach
Transitional Living offers an opportunity of living in a household with some oversight. The Life Skills Coach is available Monday through Friday in the afternoon and evenings to support clients with basic living skills and household management skills. Residents will be encouraged to plan, shop and prepare a meal for the community, support with keeping the environment clean and tidy.
Weekly community meetings to discuss ideas the community would like to create, as well as individual household issues
A weekly community meeting is scheduled each week to discuss any repair issues that may need attention. There is always a community meal prepared that follows the meeting and activity allowing open time to socialize with other residents.
Access to 24-hour psychiatric services
Psychiatrists and mental health professional staff are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to respond to any questions or problems. House managers are trained to contact on-call clinical staff any time that a problem may arise.
Residents in the transitional living program will also be enrolled in an appropriate level of outpatient psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation, on the usual fee scale. Most clients in the transitional program are enrolled in intensive outpatient treatment.
“Living at Transitional was, for me, a period of reflection. It gave me space to look back on how I got there and where I want to go. I am now in a new transition in my life, out of the program and living independently.”
