title: A new approach to geriatric institutional care.
abstract: A new approach to `deinstitutionalize' the geriatric institution is `milieu therapy', which tries to create a sense of community. The geriatric resident is encouraged to wear his own clothes, and to use his own belongings and furniture. Residents eat meals together, and they are encouraged to take as much responsibility as possible for their own care. A very important part of milieu therapy is a weekly multidisciplinary staff meeting. One or two residents are discussed in detail. Their day-to-day activities and ways to improve general function are discussed. Three case histories illustrate how milieu therapy is used at the Manor, a 93-bed home for senior citizens in Woodstock, New Brunswick.
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authors.lastname: Sinclair