I was in a group home a little over two years ago after a hospital stay. It wasn't horrible at all honestly like I thought it would be. The only down side really was having to share a room with one other resident and only being allowed 20 minutes shower time. Other than that we were allowed to go out an do our own things as long we went to group for a few hours and were home by midnight. We had a lot of freedom, staff to talk to if we needed it, and a stable environment. I hope that helped some?