Residential Treatment Facility (RTF)

Within Treatment Services residences, the environment itself serves as a tool in the rehabilitation process. The housing provides an environment in which individuals are exposed to typical community settings and expectations.

Treatment Services has the goal of reintegrating clients into community living, focusing on the concept of recovery for persons who have a history of poor community living success. Once recovery is integrated into a residential setting, stabilization is much more attainable. Transitional living for some -- after long-time hospitalization -- is central to successful reintegration into the community.

WOTCH RTF is a short-term residential treatment facility that offers 24-hour per day support for people with a serious mental illness who need an alternative to hospitalization. Professional staff members, including full-time registered nurses, are dedicated to serving the clients at WOTCH RTF. The RTF fits into the continuum of Residential Treatment Services within WOTCH by providing a sub-acute level of care as an alternative to hospitalization, or to facilitate an early discharge from hospital. WOTCH RTF received a 3-year accreditation award through CARF in October 2006.

WOTCH RTF provides:

• Capacity for 10 residents each with their own single room
• 24-hour a day risk assessment and crisis management and support
• Clinical and medical support / medication management and monitoring
• Stays of a few days up to 3 months
• Affordable and flexible costs
• Development and review of an individual rehabilitation plan
• Support/coaching of life skills and activities of daily living
• Informal social and recreational activities
• Family and network support
• Help finding and/or maintaining accommodation of choice
• Access to WOTCH and other community services
• Persuasion groups for clients who are experiencing a co-ocurring substance addiction with serious mental illness

When is referral appropriate?

• As an alternative to hospital or to facilitate an early discharge
• After hospital discharge, but symptoms still being experienced
• When clinical support is still required
• When client is not prepared to live on their own or has not developed a rehabilitation plan

Christine Babcock, Director of Treatment Programs

"At WOTCH RTF we strive to meet the unique needs of each client and to coach and support them in those areas of need. In order to provide stability and consistency, WOTCH RTF refers clients to many community programs and services. This enables them to be actively involved in their community and their recovery."

"WOTCH RTF (formerly Piccadilly House) opened as a Residential Treatment Facility in October, 1999. Since then, the house has maintained a long waiting list. This not only demonstrates the success of the program but also a need for more Residential Treatment Facilities. In September 2006 the program moved to a new location increasing its capacity from 8 to 10 clients. It was renamed WOTCH Residential Treatment Facility."

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