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A positive look at boarding homes.

W R Dubin, B Ciavarelli

    Hospital & Community Psychiatry
    |September 1, 1978
    PubMed
    Summary

    This project successfully utilized boarding homes to provide a therapeutic environment for former state hospital patients. The program involved proprietors in treatment, contrasting with negative literature findings.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Community Mental Health
    • Rehabilitation Services

    Background:

    • State hospital deinstitutionalization has led to challenges in providing community-based care for former patients.
    • Boarding homes are a potential housing solution, but literature often reports negative experiences with proprietors.
    • Effective integration of boarding homes requires active engagement of proprietors in the treatment process.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To report on a successful project utilizing boarding homes for former state hospital patients.
    • To describe a model for integrating boarding home proprietors into the mental health treatment program.
    • To present findings that challenge the negative perceptions of boarding homes in existing literature.

    Main Methods:

    • A collaborative project between Jefferson Community Mental Health Center and Horizon House (a psychosocial rehabilitation agency).
    • Establishment of boarding homes to provide a warm and therapeutic environment for former state hospital patients.
    • Involvement of boarding home proprietors in the treatment program through staff contact, meetings, and seminars.

    Main Results:

    • The boarding home project successfully housed former state hospital patients in a therapeutic setting.
    • Proprietors were actively engaged in the treatment program, fostering a collaborative approach.
    • The project's positive outcomes with boarding homes and proprietors contrast with negative findings in the literature.

    Conclusions:

    • Boarding homes can be successfully utilized to provide therapeutic housing for individuals transitioning from state hospitals.
    • Engaging proprietors as active participants in mental health treatment is crucial for program success.
    • This project demonstrates a viable model that challenges negative assumptions about boarding homes in mental health care.

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