Abstract

The rehabilitation service for West Gloucestershire utilises a range of facilities to accommodate the long-term severely mentally ill. Group homes, supported lodgings, long-stay rehabilitation hostels and an inpatient slow stream rehabilitation ward provide increasing degrees of support according to levels of dependency. The findings of this study support the use of the Clifton Assessment Procedures for the Elderly Behaviour Rating Scale (CAPE BRS) as an aid to assessment of appropriate placement for the long-term severely mentally ill of all age groups in the community, both at the time of placement and to monitor ongoing need.

Highlights

  • The rehabilitation service for West Gloucestershire utilises a range of facilities to accommodate the longterm severely mentally ill

  • All patients in the community are registered with a local general practitioner who attends to their physical health needs, psychiatric problems being served by the rehabilitation team who respond rapidly to requests to review problems as they arise

  • The Clifton Assessment Procedures for the Elderly Behaviour Rating Scale (CAPE BRS) was used to assess the dependency levels of residents in the above settings to determine whether placements made on the basis of clinical judgement by the rehabilitation team agreed with the CAPE BRS gradings and to examine any discrepancies found

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Introduction

The rehabilitation service for West Gloucestershire utilises a range of facilities to accommodate the longterm severely mentally ill. Behaviour Rating Scale (CAPE BRS) as an aid to assessment of appropriate placement for the longterm severely mentally ill of all age groups in the community, both at the time of placement and to monitor ongoing need. Designated rehabilitation teams should have responsibility for the care of the long-term severely mentally ill.

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