Sarah,

Welcome to this site -- I'm sorry for the circumstances that brought you here, but you'll find plenty of support and helpful information on this board. Are there any friends living closer to your mom who might be able to give her some help? How is her health? Caregivers in this situation can become very stressed and if there is someone nearby who can relieve some of that (by bringing meals, running errands, etc.) it might give her a much-needed lift.

Mandi -- I tend to agree with Gary's and Leena's recommendations about a halfway house. In my earlier post I mentioned that one of my relatives had been through something similar, and he spent several months after rehab in a halfway house that helped him get some necessary discipline and structure into his day-to-day routine. It was a bumpy ride for awhile, but the end result was a dramatic change in his life (and, as Gary said, AA meetings as a regular part of his schedule).

Cathy