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pendently on discharge from the hostel. The following figures
give details of admissions and discharges during the year 1967:—
Male Female Total
Patients in residence on 1.1.67 10 8 18
Admissions during the year 11 11 22
Discharges during the year 14 12 26
Discharged patients—disposal
(a) to home 1 1 2
(b) to lodgings 4 6 10
(c) to self-contained flatlets — 2 2
(d) to other hostels 3 — 3
(e) to hospital 4 3 7
(f) other (including one died) 2 — 2
The hostel has been in existence since July, 1962 with very
satisfactory results and it was felt the time had come to start a
new venture. Accordingly in July a "week-end" scheme was
introduced. The purpose of this scheme is to dispel any uncertainties
felt either by patients or by the staff about admission to
Chellow Dene. Of the three patients admitted in this way, the first
confirmed our own doubts, and his, that he would be unable to live
in the hostel. In the second case, a woman patient was observed
to be too ill for admission to the hostel, and the third, after two
weekends at the hostel felt positive about the help he had from the
hostel and requested admission. The patients from hospital spend
Saturday and Sunday at Chellow Dene (when there are beds available)
and make a contribution towards the cost.
Self-contained flatlets
The first residents of these self-contained flatlets moved from
Chellow Dene to their new homes in November, 1966. Of the
ten residents, two have since had to be readmitted to hospital. The
eight other residents have successfully lived almost independent
lives in the flatlets. There have been three admissions to the flatlets
during 1967 (one directly from the community). There can be
no doubt that the residents of the flatlets are greatly helped by
the proximity of the hostel and by being invited to use the facilities
offered there—i.e. the group on Monday nights, meeting friends
and relations at the hostel, having the occasional meal and having
the support of the residential staff.
In September of this year a Committee from the Ministry of
Health visited Chellow Dene and the flatlets. The object was to
discuss the setting up of hostel accommodation for epileptics. Both
the hostel and the flatlets had several visitors during the year, all
with a view to learn from our experience and to follow the lead
given in this development by this Borough.