transinstitutionalization
Meanings
noun
- 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.
Word forms
Etymology
From trans- + institutionalization.
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