Nursing home reform and the mentally ill.

Health Affairs Nursing home reform and the mentally ill

Mental Health Bill 1981 : a Ray of Hope

Earlier (July, 1977) we had stressed the need for a change in the existing outmoded Lunacy Act of 1912. A ray of hope was visible with the introduction of Mental Health Bill, 1981 in the Rajya Sabha on December 14, 1981. The bill has recognised the existence of psychiatrists in the country. No psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home can be established without association of psychiatris...

The changing profile of nursing home residents: 1985-1997.

• Demand for nursing home and other health-care services for the eldely will increase significantly as the baby-boomers age, presenting formidable challenges. Overview Nursing homes are an important component of health services for the elderly population. Specifically, nursing homes or skilled nursing facilities provide 24-hour nursing care to sick or disabled individuals who do not require exp...

Changes in Mental Health Care Due to the Psychiatric Reform: Nursing Professionals’ Perceptions

This is research developed with the Thematic Oral History method at a mental hospital in Parana State/Brazil in 2011, aiming to apprehend how nursing professionals perceive the changes in mental health care due to the psychiatric reform. Two nurses and four assistant nurses have participated. Data were collected by means of a semi-structured interview and studied through thematic analysis. Coll...

Domiciliary night nursing service: luxury or necessity?

The nursing records of the 242 patients who used the domiciliary night nursing care service in Newham Health District showed that three distinct groups of patients were nursed during 1979 at a cost of 8.8 pounds a day. Forty-three elderly chronically sick and five disabled patients aged under 50 received care for more than 28 days, 63 patients had terminal cancer, and 131 needed short-term care...