Inpatient Services Questionnaire for Individuals

The Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) has begun the process of reviewing and updating the regulations (state requirements) for the inpatient level of care. This includes services provided in private psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric units in a general hospital, residential treatment facilities for adults (RTF-As), psychiatric residential treatment facilities for youth under 21 (PRTFs) and extended acute care(EACs) settings.

In our initial stakeholder groups there was a desire to hear the thoughts and opinions of individuals directly involved in these services who do not regularly have the opportunity to participate in statewide planning meetings. As a result of those conversations we have created a number of surveys to ask different groups of people to provide information to the statewide workgroups. There are surveys for the following groups. Nursing staff, clinical staff, direct care staff and individuals who have received, or are receiving inpatient services.

The following survey is for individuals who have, or are, receiving inpatient services in a private psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric units in a general hospital, RTF-As, PRTFs and EACs.

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* 1. What rule(s) make it hardest for you to be successful when you are receiving inpatient services?

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* 2. What rule(s) do you think could make inpatient services better?

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* 3. What training(s) do you think staff are most in need of?

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* 4. What staff are most helpful to you?

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* 5. What things do they do that are most helpful?

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* 6. If you have been unhappy in the care you received have you been able to address your concerns successfully?

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* 7. In what settings have you received inpatient services? Check all that apply

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* 8. How many times have you been in inpatient care in the last 5 years?

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* 9. In the past year how many days total do you think you’ve received inpatient services in any of the above settings

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* 10. What else would you like us to know?

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* 11. If desired you may provide your contact information below and we will add you to our distribution list to receive future information and updates on the inpatient regulations

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