Psychiatric rehabilitation principles for re-engineering board and care facilities.
Existing board and care facilities remain important for psychosocial rehabilitation because of scarcity of housing alternatives and advances in empowerment and skill transfer methods. Re-engineering board and care to mitigate the disadvantages of congregate housing requires a) a physical plant upgrade; b) home-like amenities; c) in-house programming; and d) collaboration with a psychiatric rehabilitation center. Continuing collaboration with the original owner of a commercial board and care home can be helpful, but requires careful coordination of the differing cultures. This article describes practical ways to convert an existing board and care facility.
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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, University Behavioral Healthcare, Extended Care Unit, 215 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. pulierml@umdnj.edu
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D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards