Psychiatric foster homes as care in the community: the view of the community and relevant stakeholders

Background/Objectives: Due to an increasing trend towards deinstitutionalization and community care, people with psychiatric problems have the opportunity to receive care when needed in their own environment and maintain their societal roles. For those people for whom living in their own home is not an option, alternatives have been created to mimic living in the community as closely as possible. These alternatives can be considered on a range from more autonomous living to more care. Foster homes are a form of supported housing in which people with psychiatric problems live with a volunteering family in their h…