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Living Well – Mental Health Community Care Unit

A tailored approach to meeting individual needs, makes Living Well a great way to progress one’s recovery journey within a safe environment working closely with a multi-disciplinary team to plan and action the life of their choosing.

Overview

Based in Orelia, Living Well – Mental Health Community Care Unit offers intensive, transitional support for people with complex mental health issues. The service is staffed twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week.

The service offers accommodation across five share houses set in a homely environment that supports recovery in all its forms.

With a person-centred and recovery-based approach, Living Well supports residents

to develop and reach individual goals
work towards independent living skills
make informed choices
develop social skills
connect with family, community, clinical and non-clinical supports.

A tailored approach to meeting individual needs, makes Living Well a great way to progress your recovery journey in a safe environment. Working closely with a multi-disciplinary team you will plan and action the life of your choosing.

Practice across the service is trauma-informed, ensuring physical, psychological, and emotional safety for all residents.

Living Well CCU is delivered by Richmind WA in partnership with South Metro Health Services and Cyrenian House.

The service is funded by the Mental Health Commission.

About the Team

The team at Living Well has been created in close partnership with Cyrenian House and Rockingham and Peel Community Mental Health, to ensure that we provide the best support possible for a holistic and individualised experience.

The Recovery Program will include one on one support and skill development as well as therapeutic group work. All programmed activities are intentional and meaningful and complimented with social activities in the community and many opportunities for engagement and connection.

Residents will have access to a broad range of on-site staff including Recovery Practitioners, Recovery Support Workers, Alcohol and Other Drug Counsellor, Psychiatrists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Pharmacist.

Eligibility and Service Entry Criteria

Aged 18-64 years of age.
Formal diagnosis of mental health disorder (must be the primary concern).
Must be willing to actively participate in their recovery journey.
Referrals must come from a hospital in Western Australia that has a public bed. This includes public hospitals, St John of God Midland, St John of God Mt Lawley, and Joondalup Health Campus.
Potential residents must be currently admitted to hospital, and either had multiple admissions in the last 12 months, and/or longer than average length of stay in hospital settings.
Must have been assessed as ready for discharge and require intensive mental health-focused support to live well.
Must have clinical and recovery goals which can be addressed through clinical management, skills development, adaptation, and psychosocial support. These may relate to mental health, medication compliance, self-care, home management, interpersonal skills, financial management, accommodation, and social inclusion.
Referrals with complex and/or co-occurring issues such as alcohol and other drug issues, forensic issues (who are no longer on forensic orders), and/or intellectual or cognitive disability as a secondary diagnosis will be considered on a case by case basis.
Please note that Living Well Community Care Unit provides support for adult males and adult females, and is unable to provide accommodation for children, couples, families, or pets at this time.

Service entry requests for individuals 16-17 years of age, or older than 64 years will be considered on an individual basis and may require Mental Health Commission approval. Guardian consent, as well as additional assessment, may be required to ensure adequate safeguarding and suitability in a residential setting.

Rates

Current rent per fortnight:

Disability Support Pension (DSP) > 21 years: $595
Disability Support Pension (DSP) < 21 years: $465
Job Seeker: $475
Youth Allowance (Inc. Youth Disability Support): $455
Youth Allowance (Exc. Youth Disability Support): $415

Please note, there is a $75 food levy in addition to the lodging fee.

Resident rents are subject to review annually in April each year.

How to Apply

Living in supported accommodation and engaging in a recovery program may be new to you. If you are looking at our supported accommodation services, make sure to download and read our Recovery Accommodation Information Handbook.

This handbook outlines each supported accommodation service and gives an overview of how Richmind WA can support you on your recovery journey to live the life you want.

If you require the Handbook sent to you by Australia Post, please contact us on 9350 8800 and request a copy.

The application Process

Living Well – Mental Health Community Care Unit is a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program with supporting accommodation, individuals referred, mustreferred, are asked to engage in the program.
A referral is required for this service and can be made by the following professionals:
- Public Mental Health Services
- Community Mental Health services
- Emergency Departments (MH Observation Areas)
The referral requires a number of supporting documents, this information is important for the referral process.
Once the referral is received by Richmond Wellbeing, the information gathered in the referral will be assessed for eligibility and suitability. A multidisciplinary panel will review the information to determine the needs of the applicant and whether the Living Well program is right for the applicant.
Once reviewed and approved, CCU staff (Clinical, Recovery Worker and/or the AOD Counsellor) meet the applicant for an interview to:
- Determine their willingness to participate in the recovery program and service. For example, if alcohol and/or other drug use has been identified, the applicant must agree to actively engage with the service’s AOD Counsellor.
- Provide the applicant with an opportunity to ask questions and determine their interest in participating.
- Arrange a viewing of the site (either in person or online).
Following the assessment, the referrer would be contacted by the CCU Senior Leadership and be provided with the outcome of the referral. If the applicant was deemed potentially suitable for the Living Well – CCU Program, they will then be invited to attend the site for multiple day visits. The day visits will consist of meeting the CCU team, attending groups, completing crisis safe-guarding plans, and attending our weekly community meeting.

Apply now

To apply for this service, please contact Richmind WA’s Intake team via email intake@rw.org.au or call us on 1800 742 466 (available 8am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday) to speak with a team member. Our team will then send you the relevant form and other information to help you through this referral process.

Please ensure all Eligibility and Service Entry Criteria are met when submitting your referral.

Richmind WA takes your privacy very seriously. Any personal information collected will be protected by Richmind WA policies and procedures. In the referral process, this will include your social, medical and psychological information.