Background Clinically operated community-based residential rehabilitation units
(Community Rehabilitation Units) are resource intensive services supporting a small …

Much attention has been devoted recently to establishing mechanisms by which patients
can be involved in service development and planning, but it is not clear whether patients …

This study examines rates of admission and patterns of mental health service use by
persons of transition age (16–25 years) in the USA based on the nationally representative …

The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand the reasons why elders move to
retirement communities and what living in retirement communities is like from the …

The objective of this study was to determine the cost and effectiveness of a transitional
discharge model (TDM) of care with clients who have a chronic mental illness. The model …

This article describes older adults' experiences of a late‐life residential relocation from a
home to a long‐term health care setting. Findings from 14 participants who engaged in a …

Emergency planning for vulnerable populations constitutes a major element of community
disaster preparedness and is an area in which guidance is particularly sparse. As evidenced …

Background Older prisoners are the fastest growing subgroup in the English and Welsh
prison estate. Existing research highlights that older prisoners have high health and social …

This exploratory study examined the impact of deinstitutionalization on consumers admitted
to a regional community care unit (CCU) between 1996 and 2007, and looked at lengths of …

This study examined the effects and experiences of an interinstitutional relocation on older
persons' quality of life, wellbeing, and perceived person-centeredness. A pre-test/post-test …