Support Within Housing - Mental Health
Supportive Housing provides community living for people who have a serious mental illness and require treatment, rehabilitation and support.
High Support housing is geared for people with a serious mental illness who consistently have difficulty: maintaining personal hygiene; meeting nutritional needs; maintaining a household; managing finances; accessing transportation independently; communicating; managing medication and personal health; participating in leisure/social/vocational activities.
Three 6-bedroom furnished homes and one-12 bedroom furnished home provide a home for individuals requiring 24 hour on-site clinical support, rehabilitation and treatment. Three houses are on the north side of the city, one house is on the south side of the city.
Participants work collaboratively with nursing staff and Community Support Assistants to achieve their optimum level of independent living and to attain their personal goals. Tenants are supported to share the responsibility of maintaining the common areas in the home and to plan and prepare meals. Participants are supported to manage their finances and their health care needs and to explore and participate in leisure, socialization and work activities. Skill development to live in a less supportive environment is encouraged.
Individuals must have a serious mental illness and require a high level of supervision and support. There is a detailed application package which must be completed.
Those with a recent history of physically aggressive behaviour might not be considered. Individuals must have a psychiatrist or family physician.
St. Joseph Care Group - St. Joseph's Hospital
35 Algoma Street N
Thunder Bay
St. Joseph's Care Group
Main Hours: Open 24/7
Phone: 807-625-5409
ext. 2
FAX: 807-624-3752