Progress of rehabilitation in assisted living for mentally ill according to STAX-SA taxonomy.

Objective: The transition from institutional psychiatric care to community-based mental health services has resulted in the rapid development of assisted living services (AL) for mentally ill. Focus of the current study is to add internationally comparable evidence-based knowledge on the rehabilitation of AL residents by examining progression and mortality in relation to the level of service provided in AL units.

Methods: This study utilized data gathered from a longitudinal study conducted in Finland during the years 2020 to 2022.