Mockingbird Community and Retirement Center, Inc.
Programs
Description
1)Independent Living - Our initial stage will be to build a totally accessible residential facility for deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and service providers/teachers and interpreters with the deaf community who can live independently. This will include 62 one, two and three bedroom units with an open floor plan for the living room, dining, and kitchen area to facilitate visual conversation. A state of the arts alert system and sprinkler system will be in every area. A private dining room will be available for family gatherings etc. Storage and a multipurpose room will be available in the basement for inclement weather. Home Health Care will be available within the facility, at the individual's expense. Beneficiaries: Residents, Staff, and Community
Program Areas Served
None
1)Independent Living - Our initial stage will be to build a totally accessible residential facility for deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and service providers/teachers and interpreters with the deaf community who can live independently. This will include 62 one, two and three bedroom units with an open floor plan for the living room, dining, and kitchen area to facilitate visual conversation. A state of the arts alert system and sprinkler system will be in every area. A private dining room will be available for family gatherings etc. Storage and a multipurpose room will be available in the basement for inclement weather. Home Health Care will be available within the facility, at the individual's expense. Beneficiaries: Residents, Staff, and Community
Program Areas Served
None
Description
Assisted Living facility and a Nursing facility are planned for the future. There are no comprehensive retirement centers for the deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing in the Southeast. A survey of the deaf community revealed many dreams, most of which have been included above and some which are still being studied for feasibility. Beneficiaries: Residents, staff, and families.
Program Areas Served
None
Assisted Living facility and a Nursing facility are planned for the future. There are no comprehensive retirement centers for the deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing in the Southeast. A survey of the deaf community revealed many dreams, most of which have been included above and some which are still being studied for feasibility. Beneficiaries: Residents, staff, and families.
Program Areas Served
None
Description
Because the staff would primarily deaf or hard of hearing, or hearing with visual communication skills, this would be an ideal job training facility for deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing young people and adults. Areas of training might include office occupations, medical careers, maintenance, landscaping, security, janitorial, veterinary assistant and/or groomer, and others. Beneficiaries: Deaf youth and adults, residents and staff.
Program Areas Served
None
Because the staff would primarily deaf or hard of hearing, or hearing with visual communication skills, this would be an ideal job training facility for deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing young people and adults. Areas of training might include office occupations, medical careers, maintenance, landscaping, security, janitorial, veterinary assistant and/or groomer, and others. Beneficiaries: Deaf youth and adults, residents and staff.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$10,000,000.00
Description
2) Community Center Program Concept to bring the deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing communities to the retirement community to keep these folks active and involved with friends and family. Nearby the Independent Living Building would be recreational, social, and educational areas, available to the entire deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing community, including a swimming pool, (for recreation and water therapy); exercise room; crafts and woodworking room; a multipurpose room; conference rooms; a library; computer/video phone rooms; a barber/ beautician shop. Outside might be walking trails; picnic tables; garden area, a kennel, where pets could be left when folks go out; a coffee shop/convenience store, where craft and woodworking items might also be sold. Beneficiaries: The total community
Program Areas Served
None
$10,000,000.00
Description
2) Community Center Program Concept to bring the deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing communities to the retirement community to keep these folks active and involved with friends and family. Nearby the Independent Living Building would be recreational, social, and educational areas, available to the entire deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing community, including a swimming pool, (for recreation and water therapy); exercise room; crafts and woodworking room; a multipurpose room; conference rooms; a library; computer/video phone rooms; a barber/ beautician shop. Outside might be walking trails; picnic tables; garden area, a kennel, where pets could be left when folks go out; a coffee shop/convenience store, where craft and woodworking items might also be sold. Beneficiaries: The total community
Program Areas Served
None
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
| Deaf individuals are very visual. As soon as they can see and walk on land that is theirs, they will do what is necessary to get the funds to build. We have received close to 500 surveys from deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing and late deafened individuals who are interested in living at the center. In the survey, they stated their dreams, which have been included above. The important thing to remember is that we needed this facility yesterday and we still need it. We have all witnessed or read stories of individuals who live in a facility where no one understands them and they understand no one. Too often some are young, and do not belong in a nursing home. We want this facility tto be a safe, attractive, and enjoyable place to live, where people can continue to be active, productive, and involved in their community. The desire to have everything on one site is due to the difficulty elderly people have to get ready to go anywhere,and then have to ride a distance. Often they are worn out before they ever get where they are going. Several times of this and they don't want to go any more. We have adopted the concept of bringing the community to the residents. |
