Following the recent disaster, Hurricane Camille, a large group of patients were transferred from one neuropsychiatric hospital to another. In making arrangements to accept and accommodate new patients, rapid decisions had to be made to relocate patients within the hospital. The staff transferred patients from a regressed geriatric unit to one of three units based upon subjective decisions as to the patients' capacity to care for themselves. Follow-up data with the Minimal Social Behavior Scale show that they made accurate decisions.
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