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Abstract
A survey identified old long-stay patients in Ontario provincial psychiatric hospitals (PPHs) who were admitted before age 65, and had been hospitalized continuously for more than 6 years. PPHs serving the sparsely populated north and the Toronto megalopolis were excluded. reported all old long-stay inpatients for September 1, 1993. population were considerably lower than a comparable study in Scotland where occupancy rates were 59 per 100,000. Possible reasons for this difference include rehabilitation programs in Ontario PPHs that address needs of old long-stay patients, and the introduction of community support programs. Occupancy rates of 4.93 per 100,000 Remaining hospitals