Discharge placement in Columbus, Georgia

For discharge planners & case managersMuscogee County

You have a patient who is clinically ready and hard to place. Mai Heaven is building small, staffed supported-living homes for exactly those referrals across Georgia.

Mai Heaven is establishing a home in the Columbus area. This page is so Columbus-area discharge planners and case managers have a trusted option the moment a home opens. If someone needs a bed now, use these numbers (or call Georgia Crisis & Access Line (GCAL) 1-800-715-4225 or 988).

Refer someone in Columbus

A case manager, discharge planner, or social worker can tell us who needs a place — no client name or PHI up front. We add them to the list and follow up as homes open here.

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Built for the discharge teams around Columbus

We're building referral relationships with the case-management and discharge-planning teams at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown, Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside, St. Francis-Emory Healthcare, and New Horizons Behavioral Health (CSB), and other providers in the Columbus area. Mai Heaven is independent and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hospital named here — we list them to show the community we serve.

The local funding picture

Agency: Georgia DCH / DBHDD.
Residential program: GA NOW / COMP waivers — Community Residential Alternative (CRA).
Medicaid plans: Peach State Health Plan, CareSource, Amerigroup Community Care.

Fort Moore drives a large active-duty and veteran population; New Horizons is the regional CSB for I/DD and behavioral-health discharge referrals.

Common questions

Can Mai Heaven take a referral in Columbus today?

Not yet — we are building the referral network now so that the day a home opens near Columbus, discharge planners and case managers already have a trusted option. If someone needs a bed right now, use the crisis and placement numbers on our resources page.

Who does Mai Heaven serve?

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people stabilizing from a behavioral-health crisis, veterans, and young people aging out of foster care — the referrals that are hardest to place.

How does a discharge planner refer someone?

Use our de-identified referral form — no client name or PHI up front. We add the person to the list and follow up through a secure channel as homes open.

Who pays for supported living in Georgia?

Primarily Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers — locally, GA NOW / COMP waivers — Community Residential Alternative (CRA). Georgia DCH / DBHDD administers eligibility and placement.

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