BRIDGE COMPANION SERVICES
Bridge Companions Services is one of our most frequently requested services. It creates a safe space, through accompaniment, and fellowship, to nurture personal recovery. These services not only relieve stress and worry for family and other loved ones, but they also provide the healthy interaction and activity that are vital for those seeking lifelong recovery.
The companions we provide are kind, thoughtful, and truly enjoy working with those in recovery. They find that most clients are much more likely to take their medication (if applicable), make their clinical appointments and attend recovery-related meetings to accomplish life tasks. They also participate in their favorite activities when they simply have a friendly, compassionate companion with whom to enjoy them. Our trusted companions can keep their clients engaged in their recovery program as well as help them continue to visit friends and family and attend other social events.
The following are just a few of the companion services that Bridge offers:
- Offer companionship and conversation
- Discuss progress, success and challenges in their recovery program
- Provide reminders for appointments
- Help manage their medication including observing and assisting them to take their medication as prescribed
- Ensure medication refills are called in
- Provide medication reminders
- Arrange appointments
- Stimulate mental awareness
- Read recovery-related and other materials
- Maintain calendar
- Plan visits, outings, and trips
- Visit neighbors and friends
- Monitor diet and eating
- Social events and friend visits
- Shopping and errands
- And more…