Residential Programs

The residential programs at Riggs vary in the level of nursing and group support, as well as in location. Patients in all programs have access to the offerings of the Community Center, the Activities Program and the Work Program seven days per week. Residential programs outside the Inn provide a small group environment for patients to develop self-management, interpersonal ability, and independent living skills as they rejoin the social, educational and occupational communities outside Riggs.

Inn Residential Program - Nursing (IRP-N) patients are offered a daily meeting with a member of the nursing staff and proximity to the Therapeutic Community to support the achievement and maintenance of self-management. Patients have access to a program group aimed at developing their abilities to turn to peers for support.

Inn Residential Program - Group (IRP-G) is for patients who are capable of using peer support to contain and learn from their symptomatic behaviors. In addition to the other offerings of the Therapeutic Community, patients in IRP-G have access to two groups a day, making this the most group-intensive residential program. Though nursing support is available, it is less intensive than the support patients receive in IRP-N.

Elms Residential Program (Photo)
Located on the Riggs campus, the Elms offers two programs in a relaxed but structured home environment.  With access to the offerings of the Inn's IRP-G program, patients in the Elms Transition Program continue to develop peer relationships and personal resources that help them contain and learn from their experience. The Elms Residential Program  emphasizes  self-management, interpersonal ability, and especially the development of more independent living skills.

Lavan Hall Programs
Lavan Hall includes two residential programs in small group apartments one block from the Riggs campus. Lavan Residential Program encourages patients to function as a working unit and develop interpersonal and relationship skills. In the Lavan Apartment Program, patients share an apartment with minimal staffing, and focus on consolidating the skills required to live independently.

Lenox Residential Program (Photo)
Located in the nearby town of Lenox, this program helps patients develop social role competence through experiential learning.  Patients have opportunities to take up involvement in the community in which they live by attending school, working, volunteering, or taking on family responsibilities as they move closer to returning home.  Over time, patients can taper their days of involvement and participation in Therapeutic Community offerings.  This results in a lesser cost per day, while still continuing in four-times-weekly individual psychotherapy.