Programs
Supportive, transitional and independent living options designed around dignity, stability, choice and a sense of home.
Golden Chapters Living serves adults across a range of needs and seasons of life. Our approach is person-centered—built around the needs, preferences, goals and circumstances of each individual rather than a one-size-fits-all model. Below is what each program is, where it stands today, and how to ask about it.
Not sure which fits? We will help you figure it out.
Serving Delaware — New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties.
Future programs may expand into surrounding communities as applicable licensing, authorization and operational requirements are completed.
Every program below is described in full — what it is, and how to ask about it. Some programs are in development and are introduced as licensing and authorization requirements are completed.
Who we serve
Golden Chapters Living is building a continuum of supportive residential options for adults with diverse needs. Services are introduced as appropriate licensing, authorization, staffing and program requirements are completed. Availability varies by program. Contact us for current service availability.
Some services listed below represent programs in development and may require separate licensing, certification, authorization or other regulatory approval before enrollment begins.
Supportive, transitional, recovery-oriented, respite, senior, veteran, young-adult and independent residential living, each shaped around dignity, stability and greater independence.
01Dignity, choice and individualized support
Person-centered residential support for eligible adults, including eligible young adults age 18 and older, with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our approach emphasizes dignity, choice, independence, skill development, community inclusion and individualized support. Golden Chapters Living is pursuing the applicable Delaware DDDS authorization for this service.
02A structured, substance-free home
Structured, substance-free residential environments for individuals committed to maintaining sobriety and building a stable, independent future.
03Stability while a life is rebuilt
Stable transitional housing for individuals rebuilding their lives after incarceration and working toward successful community reintegration, employment, independence, and long-term stability.
04Comfort, companionship and independence
Comfortable residential living options for older adults seeking community, stability, dignity, companionship, and an appropriate level of independent living.
05Short-term support for individuals and caregivers
Golden Chapters Living plans to explore respite services designed to provide temporary support for eligible individuals while giving family members and other primary caregivers time away from their caregiving responsibilities. Respite is separate from Golden Chapters Living's pending DDDS Residential Habilitation application and will be offered only after any required authorization, licensing and program requirements have been completed.
06Support for those who have served
Golden Chapters Living plans to develop supportive residential options for veterans, including individuals transitioning from housing instability or navigating significant life changes after military service. Our vision is to provide a stable, respectful environment that supports independence, community connection and progress toward individual goals.
Veteran-focused programs may have separate eligibility, funding, licensing or authorization requirements. This service will be introduced only after applicable program and regulatory requirements are completed. Contact us for information about the current status of this program.
07A supported start to adult life
Golden Chapters Living plans to develop residential options for young adults who are transitioning toward greater independence. This may include young adults transitioning from youth services, foster care or other living arrangements who would benefit from a stable environment while establishing their next chapter.
Our planned approach will emphasize practical independent-living skills, education and employment goals, financial responsibility, healthy routines, community connections and preparation for increasingly independent living.
Services will be introduced only after applicable licensing, authorization and program requirements are completed. Eligibility and available supports will depend on the specific program.
08A home of one’s own, with support close by
Golden Chapters Living plans to develop residential options for adults who can live largely on their own and want a stable home with support available when it is needed. This program is in development, and the level of support offered will be determined by applicable licensing requirements and the needs Golden Chapters is legally and professionally authorized to serve.
Our program list is still growing. If the support you are looking for is not listed above, reach out and we will tell you honestly what we offer today and what is on the way.
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I/DD residential habilitation
A home that adapts to the person — never the other way around.
Person-centered residential support for eligible adults, including eligible young adults age 18 and older, with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our approach emphasizes dignity, choice, independence, skill development, community inclusion and individualized support. Golden Chapters Living is pursuing the applicable Delaware DDDS authorization for this service.
We begin with a conversation and a person-centered support plan, then we build the day around the individual: what they can do, what they want to learn, and where they want a little more support. Residents receive assistance with daily living — meals, hygiene, medication reminders and household routines — alongside coaching in life skills that grow independence over time. Our team provides compassionate supervision and encouragement, never a schedule that runs over someone.
The aim is steady progress and genuine belonging: a place of one’s own, neighbors who know you, and staff who show up the same way every week.
What this includes

Structured sober living
Recovery holds better when the environment holds steady.
Golden Chapters Living’s planned sober-living program is intended to provide adults in recovery with a structured, substance-free residential environment that supports stability, accountability and continued progress toward independent living. Structure is the point: consistent house expectations, morning routines that start well, chores that make a house a home, and people around who understand the work.
Residents are encouraged to stay connected to their own recovery community and appointments. The planned model will emphasize clear house expectations, personal responsibility, daily structure and connection with appropriate community-based recovery resources.
What we ask is effort and honesty. What we offer is a stable home, dignity, and a team that keeps believing in you on the days you find it hard to believe in yourself.
What this includes

Re-entry transitional living
A dignified place to land, and a real plan for what comes next.
Coming home after incarceration is one of the hardest transitions there is. Our planned re-entry transitional living program is intended to provide adults returning to the community with stable housing and practical support as they work toward employment, independent living and long-term stability.
Our approach recognizes each person as an individual with goals, strengths and a future—not simply by their past.
Residents work on the practical pieces of a stable life — employment readiness, budgeting, identification and documentation, appointments, and repairing relationships where that is possible. The planned program will help residents identify and connect with appropriate community resources and services.
Transitional living is transitional on purpose. The goal is that a resident moves on stronger: employed, housed and connected, with a support network they can keep.
What this includes

Planned senior living
Golden Chapters Living envisions a future residential option for older adults who value independence, companionship and a comfortable community environment. The program model and level of support will be determined by applicable licensing requirements and the needs Golden Chapters is legally and professionally authorized to serve.
As this program is developed, Golden Chapters will provide clear information about eligibility, available supports, staffing and the level of care the program is authorized to provide.
Program in development

Planned respite services
Golden Chapters Living plans to explore respite services designed to provide temporary support for eligible individuals while giving family members and other primary caregivers time away from their caregiving responsibilities. Respite is separate from Golden Chapters Living's pending DDDS Residential Habilitation application and will be offered only after any required authorization, licensing and program requirements have been completed.

Veterans
Golden Chapters Living plans to develop supportive residential options for veterans, including individuals transitioning from housing instability or navigating significant life changes after military service. Our vision is to provide a stable, respectful environment that supports independence, community connection and progress toward individual goals.
Veteran-focused programs may have separate eligibility, funding, licensing or authorization requirements. This service will be introduced only after applicable program and regulatory requirements are completed. Contact us for information about the current status of this program.

Young adults
Golden Chapters Living plans to develop residential options for young adults who are transitioning toward greater independence. This may include young adults transitioning from youth services, foster care or other living arrangements who would benefit from a stable environment while establishing their next chapter.
Our planned approach will emphasize practical independent-living skills, education and employment goals, financial responsibility, healthy routines, community connections and preparation for increasingly independent living.
Services will be introduced only after applicable licensing, authorization and program requirements are completed. Eligibility and available supports will depend on the specific program.

Planned independent residential living
Independence, with the reassurance that help is nearby when it is needed.
Golden Chapters Living plans to develop residential options for adults who can live largely on their own and want a stable home with support available when it is needed. This program is in development, and the level of support offered will be determined by applicable licensing requirements and the needs Golden Chapters is legally and professionally authorized to serve.
Tell us who you are trying to help, and we will tell you honestly whether one of our homes is the right fit — and what the next step looks like.
Serving Delaware — New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties.
Future programs may expand into surrounding communities as applicable licensing, authorization and operational requirements are completed.