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<blockquote data-quote="SageAngel" data-source="post: 765434" data-attributes="member: 33368"><p>Thank you for your encouragement in regards to people functioning on medication. She has never functioned, however. Never had a job, except the one day at&nbsp; Salvation Army. And that was about 10 years ago. I hope and pray that her psychosis subsides at some point in the future. I think there are resources , such as hospitals, long term care facilities, outpatient treatment programs, etc. It is really hard to stay on the waiting lists, and there are many other barriers to care. While she was in the hospital&nbsp; ER several weeks ago, while I was making dozens of calls to find placement, a gentleman called to offer a mental health assesment from one of our many programs. He wanted her to make an appointment, and then &quot;wait&quot; untill they found something appropriate. She was homeless! How are the severely mentally ill people supposed to get to appointments, etc., with no car, no home? I would love to have her back in my home someday, but I don't know if I can do it without a &quot;break&quot;, and support of our other family members.&nbsp; Caring for a person with SMI is exhausting.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="SageAngel, post: 765434, member: 33368"] Thank you for your encouragement in regards to people functioning on medication. She has never functioned, however. Never had a job, except the one day at Salvation Army. And that was about 10 years ago. I hope and pray that her psychosis subsides at some point in the future. I think there are resources , such as hospitals, long term care facilities, outpatient treatment programs, etc. It is really hard to stay on the waiting lists, and there are many other barriers to care. While she was in the hospital ER several weeks ago, while I was making dozens of calls to find placement, a gentleman called to offer a mental health assesment from one of our many programs. He wanted her to make an appointment, and then "wait" untill they found something appropriate. She was homeless! How are the severely mentally ill people supposed to get to appointments, etc., with no car, no home? I would love to have her back in my home someday, but I don't know if I can do it without a "break", and support of our other family members. Caring for a person with SMI is exhausting. [/QUOTE]

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