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.
Background: The reduction in psychiatric hospital beds in the past decades has created a need for assisted living (AL). Even though AL is widely used, studies on it are scarce.
Aims: To identify (1) study characteristics of the reviewed articles, (2) characteristics of inhabitants and characteristics of different types of AL, (3) financial costs in different types of AL, (4) the individual outcomes in AL inhabitants and quality of care.