Yeah, i should probably get one for myself!

I think the homes do some accounting by whether or not a bed is filled on a certain day of the month, that may be why they want to keep him til the first?

Honestly, if you feel you are just going to fall into the same rut, i wouldnt do it. I changed my life last july - not a lot, i just stopped seeing my therapist, who at the time i was only seeing once a week anyway - and it is taking me a long time to find my footing. When your life pattern is consumed - subsumed? - by another's demands - when youve always had a hard time listening to yourself, loving yourself... well, idk.