Emergency Commitment of People Residing in Assisted Living Facilities

Abstract

The objective of this study was to describe emergency commitment of people from assisted living facilities (ALFs) and to discuss relevant policy issues. This study used statewide, archival emergency commitment data from

Predictors of emergency commitment for nursing home residents: the role of resident and facility characteristics

“…Although the transinstitutionalization of persons with mental illness into NHs and the ongoing mental health needs of NH residents have been well documented, the need for and the use of psychiatric emergency services have received limited attention (Walsh et al ., ; Sawayama et al ., ). A notable exception is the work of Christy and Molinari () that focused on policy issues and changes in legislation (Christy and Molinari, in press). Therefore, little is known about facility or resident characteristics associated with EC for involuntary psychiatric examination, which is often used to address acute behavioral healthcare needs of NH residents requiring psychiatric emergency services.…”