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Residential Care
(i) Temporary Care
Short term care in hospital has been arranged for 27
mentally subnormal patients and 11 patients have been provided
with convalescent holidays.
The Mental After-Care Association's Hostel in Croydon
has continued to provide temporary care for patients recovering
from mental illness and the Local Health Authority has made full
use of its ten beds in the hostel.
(ii) Long Term Care
(a) The Boarding Out Scheme for mentally disordered
patients has continued to expand successfully. On
1.1.64 20 patients were in lodgings under the
scheme and during the year a further 41 patients
were found accommodation. By the end of the year 40
of the 61 patients were still in lodgings under the
scheme and 14 had moved on either to relatives or
to accommodation of their own selection. Of the remaining
7, 1 had moved to hostel accommodation, 1
had been admitted and 5 had been re-admitted to
hospital. The re-admission rate for patients placed
under the scheme was the same as in the previous
year, namely about 10%.
The system of allowances and the amount available
to the landladies has operated satisfactorily
and total expenditure incurred by the Corporation
on this account over the year was £2, 303. The average
weekly cost per patient was £1. 16. 6d.
(b) Group Units
The Local Health Authority this year followed
the establishment of the Boarding Out Scheme by
initiating the next phase of its programme for
residential provision for mentally disordered
patients in the community.
These units are normal housing units which provide
for the placement of a small group of suitable
patients who would not be catered for under the
boarding out arrangements.