Shared Respite Experiences - Supporting Mental Health and Wellness

Are you feeling isolated, helpless and frustrated with your symptoms of mental illness?

Are your current habits improving or worsen your situation and mental health?

Well, we have created supportive shared respite experiences focused on mental health and skill-building, aimed at enhancing your overall well-being, engagement, and daily life.

Created by our mental health Occupational Therapists (OTs) and run by our OT Assistants, not only are the shared respite experiences about engagement and social interaction, we focus on physical health, gut health and mental health.

More specifically we want you to feel different and to take habits home with you!

Specialising presentations

  • Mental Illness/Psychosocial Disabilities

  • Mild-Moderate Intellectual Disabilities (inc. ABI)

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Expected Shared Respite Experience Outcomes:

  • Social connection and engagement

  • Feeling an improvement in social confidence, mental and physical health

  • Improving health whilst having fun

  • Learning healthy lifestyle habits that can be taken home

The Respite House

Located in Wangaratta, Victoria

  • Four bedrooms, catering to stays of up to three participants and one OT Assistant

  • Two large living rooms

  • Fully equipped kitchen and laundry

  • Multiple outdoor seating areas

  • Private pool and garden

  • Meditation and yoga room

Shared Respite Ratios:

Up to a 1:3 (OT assistant to participant) ratio. This creates a small, supportive environment that allows tailored activities and foods that meet everyone’s needs.  

Upcoming Shared Respite Experiences:

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) - Health & Wellbeing Respite Experience (ages 18-35)

January, 2025

  • Friday 17th – Sunday 19th

Mature Women’s - Health & Wellbeing Respite Experience (ages 50+)

February, 2025

  • Friday 14th – Sunday 16th

Women & Mum’s - Health & Wellbeing Respite Experience (ages 20-45)

March, 2025

  • Friday 7th – Sunday 9th

Men’s - Health & Wellbeing Respite Experience (ages 25-55)

April, 2025

  • Friday 11th - Sunday 13th

Eligibility & Cost:

Participants living independently can benefit from our shared respite experiences and do not need short-term accommodation (STA) or respite listed in their NDIS plan in order to access. Funding is typically drawn from a participant’s flexible Core, provided that the participant’s goals align with skill-building, improving health, function and/or engagement (see links below).

How do we make decisions about short term accommodation | NDIS

How do you get Short Term Accommodation in your plan? | NDIS

Our shared respite experiences are set at the NDIS specified rates, based on the ratio of support (i.e. 1:2 or 1:3) the day of the week and duration. Click here to review the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits, with the prices listed on page 50.

Spaces are limited; 2-3 participants per respite group.