Finding Stable Housing

Staff in community mental services told the investigation that there was a will to keep people at home or in their place of residence as long as possible and to treat them there. They said that this was the most therapeutic environment and “much better” than being on an acute mental health ward and “infinitely better” than being placed in an OAP. They also said that if they could manage and treat more people in the community it would reduce the “demand on acute beds” and therefore “reduce the need for OAP”. 4.1.1 Community mental health teams (CMHTs) play a significant role in keeping people well in the community and trying to prevent admissions to acute mental health wards. NHS England told the investigation that there was a policy shift towards caring for people in the community and in the least restrictive environment (NHS England, 2019). All CMHT staff told the investigation that they were doing this by “holding greater and greater risk due to the acuity of patients” – that is, the patients they were treating had increasingly complex needs and were more unwell.

3 Patient, family and carers’ choice

• Sober living homes vary widely in cost, depending on factors such as location, amenities provided, and the type of management and oversight offered.
• As the others in the house are in the same situation, they can be authentic without having to explain their addiction or recovery needs.
• The investigation recognises that other OAPs exist for specialised commissioned services such as those for patients with eating disorders, but these were not considered in this investigation.

Sober living homes vary widely in cost, depending on factors such as location, amenities provided, and the type of management and oversight offered. Luxurious homes in high-demand areas or those offering specialized services may charge higher rates. The specific number of treatment days covered, in- versus out-of-network costs, and coverage for specific interventions often vary per insurance plan. To find out how much of the cost of sober living housing your health insurance will cover, it is best to call your insurance company before committing to a sober living home. Also note that in some states (e.g., Texas), halfway houses only serve parolees.13 So it may be helpful to note how your state defines the term before you consider a halfway house as a recovery option. Individuals who breach this are usually removed from the home immediately to protect the other residents.

Sobriety

3.3.17 The investigation found that there is no requirement under the Mental Health Act 1983 to record or document the wishes and preferences of patients, families and carers, specifically in relation to OAP. However, patients, families and carers told the investigation that their voice matters and that it should be recorded and documented so that sending hospitals have all the information available to them for decisions around OAP. They told the investigation that they had had no say in being sent to an OAP, but they were “glad” that they had been. Staff told the investigation that “the sector hasn’t understood that not all OAP is bad, it can also be good as it can break a cycle, for example social poverty and housing”.

What Are Examples Of Halfway Houses?

3.4.20 NHS trusts told the New Beginning Recovery Review investigation that the average cost of a patient on an NHS acute ward was approximately £400 per day. They also told the investigation that the cost of sending a patient to an independent provider for an OAP could range from £600 to £1,000 per day depending on the site and the needs of the patient. The cost in both settings may increase or decrease depending on the patient’s treatment plan or the number of staff needed to keep an individual patient safe.

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They said that “bureaucracy” and “funding panels” (meetings where money is assigned to specific tasks) meant accessing funds could be slow and that some cases needed extra scrutiny with an additional funding panel. This process could take up to 12 weeks, which could mean significant delays in discharging patients from acute or PICU settings who were ready for discharge. Social workers said that they were “stretched thin” and they not only had to manage mental health patients awaiting discharge but other people who needed social care support. Many said that they felt there were “too many competing priorities” which meant that their focus could not always be given to mental health patients.