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City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2025-01-09)

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Journey The Road Ahead Group Home 
 
1. Proof of Ownership (title deed or grant deed) for corporations/LLC EIN 
documents.  
 
2. Narrative A detailed narrative is required to be considered for this application. The 
narrative must include:  
➢ Type of residential care/group home (i.e., assisted living, behavioral health, etc.)  
• Assisted Living Group Home 
Journey The Road Ahead is an adult disabled, neurological Support Group Home 
Interior: This 3-bedroom home is equipped with TV’s, phones, computers along with 
personalized furniture for visual appeal and comfort. 
Exterior: Large front and back yard landscaped beautifully for activities with a 
Gazebo to be built, pavers or concrete to lead the way for wheelchair/walker 
accessibility. There will be weekly group activities, meetings, socializing for 
inspirational purposes held, and special meals prepared. 
This group home focuses on disabled patients with a neurological disorder that 
ranges from Multiple Sclerosis, Ataxia, Parkinson’s disease, etc.  The home will be 
equipped with 6 available beds, 2 patients to a room, and each patient will have their 
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DATE
Conditionally Approved
Approved

ASchwenner
06/10/2024
City of Glendale
Development Services Department
Planning Division

own caretaker around the clock to support the staff. The support includes personal 
home care for the patient (feeding, bathing, cleaning, washing of linens and clothes, 
grocery shopping, medication support, and 3 square meals a day). The patient’s 
expenses could potentially be covered via AHCCS for all-inclusive package 
depending on the kind of coverage they have. AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost 
Containment System) is Arizona’s Medicaid Managed Care Program. Mercy Care is 
contracted with AHCCCS to provide Medicaid covered benefits and services to 
Mercy Care members. 
Each patient will have the benefit support of Medicaid who will provide and engage 
the appropriate organizations for the following positions: 
 
Case worker – Each patient will receive an assigned case worker by Mercy care. 
The case worker will engage POP Health and Pallative Care for the following 
specialists: 
• Nurse Practitioner 
• LPN 
• Wound Care specialist- as needed 
• Speech Therapist specialist- as needed 
• Physical Therapist specialist- as needed 
 
➢ Provide an Emergency Contact List which must include the owner, site manager, and 
person(s) not living at the group home.  
• Sharine Lowe-Moore 
• Sharnell Lowe 
• Daraka Gillespie 
• Margie Stewart 
 
➢ A description of the residents being cared for (i.e., youth, seniors, women, veterans, 
do they have disabilities or other special needs?)  
This group home focuses on disabled patients with a neurological disorder from Multiple 
Sclerosis, Ataxia, Parkinson’s disease, etc.

• Women & Veterans 
 
 
 
➢ Floor Plan including emergency evacuation plan with exits marked  
 
• The floor plan has 5 emergency exits and 5 entry/exits total in the home. All 
emergency exits are located via the covered and uncovered patio doors. 
 
1) The front door entry and exit 
2) The Living Room has a sliding door exit which leads to the patio that joins the 
master bedroom suite on the side of the home. 
3) The master bedroom has a sliding door exit which leads to the patio that joins 
the living room on the side of the home. 
4) The kitchen has 2 exits (via the sliding door and via the garage door which 
both lead to the back yard) The exit that leads through the garage can also 
access the front yard or the back yard.

➢ Number of residents receiving care and/or not receiving care (family and/or 
staff)  
• A total of 6 patients are able to receive care in the group home. We will expand 
as opportunities allow. 
➢ Number of staff not residing at the property 
• Approximately 6 staff members will not be residing at the property. 
• 1- 2 nurses on staff at night in rotation 
 
➢ Number of residents able to drive, and number & location of onsite parking 
spaces.  
• Residents may not be able to drive themselves but will have access to 
transportation.  There are 4 parking spaces however we will have an onsite van to 
transport patients as needed and also utilize AHCCCS Transportation NEMT (Non-
Medical Emergency Transportation) 
• NEMT includes Veyo, Netcor, etc 
 
➢ Overview of each resident's daily schedule/activities  
• Breakfast - 7am – 10am 
• Social Time / Free Style Fun Time - 11am - Physical activity, Games, Arts 
and Crafts, Movie Day, Music therapy, Store Run 
• Lunch - noon – 2pm 
• Scheduled appointments/Meetings 
• Dinner- 4pm – 7pm  
• Visiting hours over

➢ Explain how the facility will meet the standards outlined in the UDC Sections 
35.3.102F 
 
Journey The Road Ahead is an assisted living residential group home that 
focuses on disabled patients with a neurological disorder that ranges from 
Multiple Sclerosis, Ataxia, Parkinson’s disease, etc.  The home will be equipped 
with 6 available beds, 2 patients in a room. A total of 6 patients can receive care 
in the group home. We will expand up to 10 as opportunities allow.