Residential Services
Long-Term Program
The program at Bassendean provides long-term accommodation. This is a community-based, home-like environment for people with high support needs and with severe and persistent mental illness. The expectation is that residents may progress to more independent living arrangements. There is 24hr, 7 days per week staff support on site.
Dual Diagnosis/Individualised Options
This service is for people with both a mental and intellectual disability. Extended day support is provided 7 days per week for long stay residents.
Community Supported Residential Units
This new initiative based at Bunbury and Busselton offers long-term accommodation with a recovery focus to make the transition into independent living in the community. 24 hour, 7 days per week staff support is available at both these sites.
Community Options
Based at Kelmscott, this program reintegrates high needs residents, formerly living in Graylands Murchison Ward, into the community. Referral is arranged by Graylands Community Options staff. 24 hour, 7 days a week staff support is available on site.
Intermediate Care Programs
Programs are run at East Fremantle and Queens Park for those coming from public Mental Health Services who require support for up to 12 months to overcome non-acute clinical and disability impairment associated with mental illness. Extended day support is provided within these recovery focused programs.
Transitional Living
Programs are based at Bassendean and Hilton, with a recovery focus, are designed to lead to successful integration into the community, by preparing you for independent living and reducing reliance on our support. You are encouraged to form supportive relationships with the people important to you, thus avoiding the potential problems of isolation upon leaving our service after your 12 month stay.
Respite/Crisis Program
Services at Westminster provide short-term accommodation for those in need of respite, or who are in an emergency/crisis situation that is social and/or non-clinical, requiring temporary substitutive care. These are for people with a severe and persistent mental illness, with complex support needs that cannot currently be met in the wider community. The period of stay is normally limited to three (3) months, with 24hr staffing support.
Basic requirements for residential programs
Application for residential programs will be assessed in accordance with information provided on your Referral Form including additional information supplied by the person lodging the application on your behalf.
To apply for our services, you must be 18yrs or older and diagnosed with a mental illness. If you do not have a clinical liaison or case manager, our staff will assist you in appointing one.
As a resident you are expected to:
- live within the RFWA community living standards;
- conduct in a way that will not jeopardise your rehabilitation program or that of others;
- conduct in a way that will not endanger yourself or your co-residents;
- be compatible with your co-residents;
- participate and benefit from a program of services, including daily and weekly activities;
- have an early exit plan in case immediate removal from RFWA is necessary.