Autism Association Annual Report 2023

Our Community Living service offers a range of options for people to live in their own home. These include living alone with visiting support tailored to individual needs and goals or joining a group of 1 or 2 other people with the full-time support of staff. This year, we supported 80 homes of which 60 are group homes and 20 are individual homes. To provide for the expansion of accommodation options for individuals with Autism, we embarked on a 5-year housing development strategy to support individuals requiring full-time care. As part of this strategy, a number of projects are currently underway with support from the Department of Communities, as well as commercial entities, to build and develop new purpose-built homes. Unfortunately, COVID-19 remained a reality throughout the year. Our Community Living COVID Response Team continued to provide a 24/7 response to staff and individuals. This year, 159 of the people we support in Community Living needed support to isolate and we assisted them through the full-time care of our staff. Additionally, this year, our Registered Nursing team have worked closely with Community Living to ensure individuals have their health and wellbeing needs closely monitored and have regular support from medical professionals.

Autism Association of Western Australia - Annual Report 2023

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