OK I think Anthony's point about getting on the waiting list and trying it
for a few months is a better one than what I was saying (or trying to).

I quote: " I don't know if I would like it permanently.  If I moved there
permanently , there is no turning back , then I will be forced in to an
institution."  So that's why I said Cornerstone might not be the best
option.  However, if you do it as a trial basis and not a permanent one,
you're not stuck there.  Unless they make you sign a contract to the
contrary?  In that case, no, don't go there.  However, I cannot imagine you
would be so tied down you couldn't leave.

I said, "OK Cornerstone may not be the best way to go, but surely there are
other options, maybe not in your town but in your state."

You need to be talking to your case worker about all of this.  I certainly
would hope she'd be doing her best to work with you and your preferences.
If not ask for another case worker to be assigned to you.  A good case
worker would be working with you, not against you, and she would be helping
you do research on this stuff.

And as Mag and I have said, if your area or town is so poor in resources for
the disabled, maybe you should be considering moving elsewhere in the state,
nearer a larger city.

        Kat