In early 2025, Paul D. experienced a diabetic crisis that led to multiple hospitalizations and a stay at a Transitional Care facility. . During this time, his apartment lease was at serious risk of termination. Following his first hospital stay, he fell into a deep depression, and his apartment became uninhabitable. Management issued him a 3-day vacate notice. Since he had been a resident of the complex for over 10 years, this was deeply saddening to him.
Paul reached out to DAC NW for support, and together we outlined his goals: to be discharged and return home, resolve the conflict with management regarding his hidden pet, and get his diabetes under control so he could remain independent.
After meeting with the apartment management, we worked together to developed solutions that addressed both his health and housing needs.
Successes
– We helped Paul complete a discharge plan from the transitional care facility.
– We successfully problem solved the vacate notice through a behavior contract established with the apartment management.
– We successfully re-certified his lease, and Paul has completed his behavior contract requirements and was able to bring his pet home with permission from management at his apartment.
– DAC provided independent living skills including creative problem solving, resource management, asking for help, accountability and time management.
– Paul benefited from peer support when he discovered that the building management shared the same disability as him and offered guidance and support throughout the process.
– Together we created a self-care routine to better manage blood sugar, learned step-by-step cleaning strategies, and began using a chore calendar to stay on top of household management.
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