Transinstitutionalization
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Transinstitutionalization is a noun meaning The process of relocating individuals from one form of institutional care, such as psychiatric hospitals or large care facilities, to another, typically in smaller or alternative settings like group homes, nursing homes, or other institutional environments, often with the aim of reducing reliance on large institutions, but sometimes resulting in continued or even increased institutionalization in a different form.
Meaning
The process of relocating individuals from one form of institutional care, such as psychiatric hospitals or large care facilities, to another, typically in smaller or alternative settings like group homes, nursing homes, or other institutional environments, often with the aim of reducing reliance on large institutions, but sometimes resulting in continued or even increased institutionalization in a different form.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transference, translation, reinstitutionalisation, transloading, transshipping, transmigration.
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