Table 1 Mental health inpatient units characteristics
From: Developing family rooms in mental health inpatient units: an exploratory descriptive study
Acute admission 1 | Acute admission 2 | Acute admission 3 | Acute admission 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
• Consumers within first two years of diagnosis | • Consumers linked with service >2 years | • Consumers with acute episode or relapse of mental illness or disorder | • Consumers with sustained mental illness requiring psychosocial intervention and support |
• 24 beds | • 24 beds | • 20 beds | • 20 rehabilitation/ recovery beds |
• 12 bed female High Dependency Unit (HDU) attached | • Average length of Stay 30 days | • 10 HDU beds | • 10 Long stay beds |
• Average Length of Stay 16 days (8 days HDU) | • Average Length of Stay 22 days | • 5 forensic beds | |
• Average Length of Stay 101 days |