Chris's Group Home

It had become more and more obvious, over the years, that as good as Chris's caregiver situation was, he needed to be in a permanent setting, with an organization that has the team, expertise and infrastructure to take care of him for the long run. We were very fortunate to connect with the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes. Chris moved into one in October 2014.

The address:

1028 Cresthaven
Silver Spring, MD 20903
301-445-1259

The home has three other residents and always has at least two staffers in waking hours. In much of the daytime, Chris is the only resident there and has his own caregiver. Another staffer stays overnight, checking on the residents regularly. The staff are all highly professional, caring, expert at their jobs.

In normal times the staff take the residents on outings, sometimes with residents of other nearby group homes. And as we saw on the very evening that Chris moved in, they also take the residents to JFGH's big fundraising Gala every fall.

We expected a difficult transition, but Chris seemed at home from the very first day - in large part, because of the professionalism and caring nature of the staff. When he had his setback with seizures in January 2015, he was away from the group home for about nine months. His return in late October was relatively easy and comfortable. The group home adapted well. And he seemed at home.