Accommodation options
There is a great demand for assisted accommodation for people with psychiatric disability and far too few options to cater to their needs. Contact us if you know of any other facilities to add to this section
FSS talks on assisted accommodation
Community Mental Health and Psychiatry Foundation: Supportive services and care for people with long term mental illness
Summary of a talk given by Anél Pienaar, CMHP Director Social Work, at the June 2022 online support group meeting of Family Support for Schizophrenia.
Covers CMHP group homes in Cape Town northern suburbs, Stellenbosch and Strand.
Extracted from FSS newsletters.
Accommodation for persons with psychiatric disability and The dream of Hope House
Summary of talks given by Michelle de Goede, Comcare Director, and Jess Mackintosh, Hope House Chairperson, at the March 2021 online support group meeting of Cape Support for Mental Health. With more about accommodation options from Wasima Fisher, Social Work Manager, Cape Support for Mental Health.
Explains the different levels of assisted accommodation. Covers Comcare group homes in Cape Town suburbs and Hope House in Pinelands.
Extracted from CSMH newsletters.
Some assisted accommodation facilities
Eastern Cape
Care Haven Psychiatric Centre
Care Haven provides residential and therapeutic care for people with mental illnesses who have been discharged from State or private psychiatric hospitals and are not able to function independently in society. Group homes in Central, Gqeberha.
Gauteng
Some residential facilities in Gauteng for persons with psychiatric disabilities
A list compiled by FSS in response to queries from members and the public.
Contact us if you know of any facilities to add to the list.
Western Cape
Some residential facilities in Cape Town and surrounding areas for persons with psychiatric disabilities
A list compiled by FSS in response to queries from members and the public.
Contact us if you know of any facilities to add to the list.
Comcare Trust
Comcare provides affordable, stable, comfortable and secure accommodation in the community for adults with chronic psychiatric disabilities. Group homes and flats in various suburbs of Cape Town.
Community Mental Health and Psychiatry Foundation
CMHP provides long term facilities and group homes for individuals with a psychiatric diagnosis. Psychosocial rehabilitation principles are applied. Group homes in Bellville, Stellenbosch and the Strand.
Hope House
Hope House offers long-term safe and supervised living with 24-hour care for adults with schizophrenia. Group home in Pinelands, Cape Town.
Kimber House
Kimber House is a supported accommodation programme, providing a safe, secure, comfortable, supportive and affordable home environment and the development of daily living skills to persons with psychosocial disability. Run by Cape Mental Health. Group home in Observatory, Cape Town.
Strand Care Network
Strand Care Network provides accommodation for people with a psychiatric diagnosis who are in need of care and have a fairly high degree of functionality. Flats and group home in the Strand.
All provinces
Provincial Mental Health Societies and SAFMH
Contact your nearest Provincial Mental Health Society or the help desk of the South African Federation for Mental Health (SAFMH) to request recommendations for your area.