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. 2021 Sep 2;11(9):e052728. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052728

Table 2.

Key changes to programmes across four service delivery periods

Service period Programme (start date) Service changes
1991–2002 TRP (1991)

  1. Commencement of the Transitional Rehabilitation Program on the Oats Street site (24 beds).

  2. Inclusion for TRP:

    1. No more than one support worker;

    2. At least one personally-relevant goal;

    3. Some supportive social network;

    4. No interfering comorbid health conditions;

    5. Able to independently complete basic self-care.
SIL (1998) 3. Commencement of long-stay brain injury accommodation.
2003–2007 TRP

  1. Increase in number of TRP beds and programme expands to two sites (Oats Street and Marangaroo).

  2. Introduction of staged approach to ability-based graduation through houses at Oats Street.
2008–2013 TRP

  1. Increase in number of beds to include on-site independent living units for more independent clients.

  2. Change in inclusion criteria:

    1. Reduced restrictions around comorbid health conditions;

    2. No requirement for self-care ability;

    3. More than one support worker permitted (inclusion of minimally conscious clients).
TAP (2008) 3. Transitional Accommodation Program introduced.
HACCSS (2009) 4. Home and Community Care Social Skills Program introduced.
2014–2020 TRP
CAPB (2016)
HACCSS

  1. Increase in number of beds to 43.

  2. Transitional Rehabilitation Program reduced to a single site (Oats Street).

  3. Capacity Building Program introduced.

  4. HACCSS clients began transitioning into CAPB programme and HACCSS programme closed down.

CAPB, capacity building; HACCSS, Home and Community Care Social Skills; SIL, supported independent living; TAP, Transitional Accommodation Program; TRP, Transitional Rehabilitation Program.