Transitional living fosters independent living skills, supported by CooperRiis staff
The Transitional Living Program is designed for people to integrate into the larger community more fully before living independently. The program consists of several private homes in Asheville, NC. Each home has 4-5 bedrooms where residents have their own room, shared bathrooms and community spaces.
The residents are provided with a clinical team including psychiatry, psychotherapy and case-management. Groups are offered daily as well as social activities within the program and the greater Asheville area.
This program reinforces life and work goals, structured time, meal planning, and budgeting. Residents must be open to engage in part-time employment, school or volunteerism, and our Vocational Program Coordinator is available to support these goals.
The program provides medication supports including storage of medications, assistance with packing weekly medication strips, ordering refills and reminders around taking medications.
We believe that transitional living is the best choice for building and developing independent living skills. In this program, our residents’ dreams take shape and increase their stability, hope, health, and tools to achieve full community re-integration, self-sufficiency, resiliency and engagement.
This program is available as a step-down level of care for Residents of our Asheville or Mill Spring residential treatment programs who are ready to put their independent living skills into practice.
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The Transitional Living Program is not independently licensed or accredited. The CooperRiis residential program at The Farm and at CooperRiis at Asheville are licensed by the state of NC and accredited through CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). CooperRiis internally sets the same high standard level of care at the Transitional Living Program that meets the accreditation level at our residential campuses.
Fulfilling and Independent Living
At CooperRiis, we approach mental illness intending to promote whole-person health. This powerful, person-centered, strengths-based approach effectively enables adults with psychiatric disorders to lead fulfilling, independent lives. Recovery is a process, with each new step building on the last.
Transitional Living Program Levels of Care
Approximately 80 percent of residents who complete the program reach the level of independence they desire and are successfully reintegrated into the community, an achievement that has earned CooperRiis national recognition.
Transitional Living Program
At this level of care, the Residents live in a CooperRiis house supported by clinical and residential staff and engages in the larger Asheville community. The CooperRiis team supports life and work goals, social and creative activities, meal planning, budgeting.
The Residents receives weekly individual psychotherapy, planning sessions with a Care Coordinator, access to our Psychiatrist, and college and/or job coaching. Medications are self-administered with staff oversight.
Transitional Outpatient Support
When a Resident has moved into their own housing and would still benefit from clinical and or staff supports, this level of care is one step closer to full independent living. At this level of care the Resident lives independently but still interacts with CooperRiis support staff and their clinical team. The Resident is welcome to engage in groups, as well as all social activities at the Transitional Living Program level.
- At all Levels of Community Program care, Residents have access to appointments with our psychiatrist and support through the 24/7 on-call system supported by CooperRiis Licensed therapists.
Ready and Waiting
We would love to share more with you about our Transitional Living Program.
Our dedicated staff is available to speak with you. Contact Admissions today.
Location & Lodging
The Transitional Living Program, located in Asheville, North Carolina, serves multiple residents in several community homes, each with 4-5 bedrooms and overnight staff and daytime coaching.
Residents live in furnished, co-ed transitional homes with private bedrooms, shared bathrooms, and sharing household chores, cooking, and grocery shopping. All of the homes are located in the city of Asheville.
