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Resident

Definition

A person who receives residential care intended to be for a minimum of one night.

Comments

Context:
Specialised mental health services (Residential mental health care).

Comments:
A resident in one residential mental health service can be concurrently a resident in a second residential mental health service if there is an intention to return to the original service and the absent period is recorded as leave days. A resident in a residential mental health service can be concurrently a patient admitted to a hospital.

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