by Mary E. Ulrich | Aug 10, 2011
photo credit: piermario Searching for a Roommate: Medicaid Waiver style| Part 7 This is Part 7 in a series of posts about moving my son Aaron, who has the label of autism, from one county to the adjoining county where we live. If you want the background click on...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Aug 6, 2011
photo credit: Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton Searching for a Roommate: Medicaid Waiver style| Part 6 This is Part 6 in a series of posts about moving my son Aaron, who has the label of autism, from one county to the adjoining county where we live. Part 5 contains...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jan 19, 2011
not my job “It’s NOT my Job”| Caregivers and Direct Care Staff It is the little things that make all the difference. For almost 11 years Aaron, my son with the label of autism, has lived with his buddy Jack with 24 hour support staff paid for by...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jan 15, 2011
photo credit: stvcr In “Dear Caregivers” Part 1, I talked about the critical role and some of the issues of the caregiver or direct care staff. Today in Part 2, I’d like to share a story of what happened last Thanksgiving weekend. Holidays stress...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Aug 23, 2010
Signing Your Life Away–literally. We usually pick our son Aaron up at his house on Saturday night at 5 PM and then bring him back Sunday night between 7-9 PM. And each time the residential staff person asks us to sign this form from the “company”: RELEASE OF...