Short term stay, long term benefits

Staying away from home and stepping into a supported living environment is incredibly exciting.

This is especially exciting when you get to do it for the very first time, which is what Alisha recently experienced. Alisha has been part of Bayley House for 15 years, however this has been in Day Programs. With lots of her friends trying Short Term Accommodation, Alisha felt like the time was right to give it a go, she very confidently decided that she would ‘like to learn how to be more independent and staying at respite helps that so does spending time with friends.’

Alisha’s first full weekend at short term accommodation was a huge success. Over the course of the weekend she ventured out with fellow guests, including her bestie Courtney, to Footscray Gardens and Docklands. As we all know, having your best mate by your side during big life events, always makes it easier.

The benefits of trying a weekend out of home, with your mates can be measured quite simply – would you do it again? Alisha said she absolutely would. In fact, she enjoyed it so much that she can’t wait to go back. After a fun weekend, rather than heading home, Alisha was then supported by the staff to go directly to the holiday program that was being hosted by Day Programs.

If you would like to find out more about booking your own stay at Short Term Accommodation, then please get in touch with our team.