Long Term Care Services: Supportive Living Unit

The program is designed to assist individuals with long term psychiatric illness, who do not require intensive physical care support but do require a supportive residential living environment. The Region offers supportive living services in one special care home with a thirteen bed unit. The unit fosters social and rehabilitative care through residential living. Eligibility is based on program guidelines and access is coordinated by admissions in consultation with the Behaviour Management Consultant and the Regina Mental Health Clinic.

The supportive living unit offers:

• a home like environment,
• consultation and care planning with Mental Health Services to manage illness,
• support and links to community services (i.e., members club),
• assistance with self care,
• nutrition, laundry and housekeeping services,
• as well as medication supervision, administration, and monitoring

Costs are the same as other resident fees in a special care home. Costs not covered by the accommodation fee include: transportation, clothing, personal grooming items, medications and medical supplies, incontinence supplies, supplies for oxygen therapy, mobility aids, dental, vision, and prosthetic devices, ID bracelets and costs for marking personal belongings, and telephone and cable services.

Information on this service is available twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. For more information contact SWADD in Regina at (306) 766-7200, or outside Regina at 1-800-667-1242.