The Hospital Sentosa Group Homes Project
In 2003,planningwasinitiatedatHospitalSentosa,Kuching, Sarawak towards providing alternative services for long stay patients, including the identification of suitable housing outside the hospital for selected patients. This move was precipitated by a growing concern about social problems on the...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
2014
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/4061/1/The%20Hospital%20Sentosa%20Group%20Homes%20Project.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/4061/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | In 2003,planningwasinitiatedatHospitalSentosa,Kuching,
Sarawak towards providing alternative services for long stay patients, including the
identification of suitable housing outside the hospital for
selected patients. This move was precipitated by a growing
concern about social problems on the wards caused by lack
of social support, overcrowding, and the inability to provide adequate programs of care and activity for these patients. In July 2004, nine males were relocated to Bangalow Lada, across the road from Sentosa Hospital and, the following year, twenty nine women were relocated to a
renovated building in the grounds of Rajah Charles Brooke Memorial Hospital at 14th mile. Both groups of residents
were monitored by staff from the Long Stay wards. This paper
assesses the progress of this project in 2009, and includes
a discussion of some of the challenges faced,
as
well
as
the
extent
to
which
the
deinstitutionalization
process
has
been
successful
in
human
terms.
It
identifies
the
service
users
as
primary
stakeholders
in
this
process,
with
the
potential
to
contribute
towards
the
formulation
of
better
policies
and
ultimately,
mental
health
service
transformation. |
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