The rehabilitation facility at Villa Chelsea, has the following aims:

• To provide a model of residential and day community-based care for those suffering from mental health problems;
  
• To assist in the rehabilitation of psychiatric hospital patients whose problems are mainly social in nature and help them to successfully resettle in the community;
  
• To reduce the 'revolving door' syndrome, that is, aiming to prevent relapses and hence decrease the amount of readmissions into hospital;
  
• To assist those persons with mental health problems to remain in the community and to live as full a life as possible;
  
• To enable users of the service to take responsibility for themselves by gaining personal, life and social skill, and to foster a sense of social responsibility, membership of a community group and active participation in the wider society.

Villa Chelsea in Old Church street, B'Kara, Malta

The programme aims to help clients (re)learn the necessary skills to be able to live an independent life in the community. These skills range from basic ones such as cooking and cleaning, to higher-level skills such as problem-solving, budgeting and social skills.

Residents and day users learn necessary daily living skills by participating fully in the day-to-day running of the house, such as cleaning, cooking, shopping, laundry, etc.

The service is accessed by:

An appropriate referral form must be filled in by a mental health professional (general practitioner; psychiatrist; psychologist or social worker).

For more information contact:

Mr. Christopher Bezzina, Deputy Manager
Tel: 2148 8062 / 2144 0456 Fax: 2149 1040