초록 열기/닫기 버튼
After the Mental Health Act was established at 1995, mental health service in korea has continuously been changed. The demand for long-term mental health care is on rise as the number of patient among population and social costs increases. In addition, as social concern about patient's quality of life enlarged, people give weight to quality management and evaluation of long term mental health care facilities. Through the evaluation of long-term mental health care facilities, the quality of mental health care can be improved and the function of long-term mental health care facilities will be identified in mental health care system. Therefore this article will be used as a basic data for not only enhancing their service quality, but setting role and function of long-term mental health care facilities in health care delivery system. From the evaluation of long-term mental health care facilities, the eighty percents of a total 55 facilities was high or middle level. Physical environment items were at the highest level in evaluation parts but system management items were at the lowest level. So system management should be improved. The evaluation of long-term care facilities is a chance for checking the system and finding out problems in running the facilities. Also this evaluation will help to identify the role and function of long-term mental care facilities in the health care system.
