Topic: long-term residential mental health facility
Poinciana Rehabilitation Centre exploring mental healthcare tourism
The Poinciana Rehabilitation Centre is looking into the possibility of some of its facility being used for mental health care tourism.
The centre, which opened...
Public to get first look at Poinciana mental health facility
Nestled amid farmland in East End, Cayman's long-awaited mental health facility, the Poinciana Rehabilitation Centre, is currently home to 15 residents, with the facility's capacity expected to grow in the coming months.
Mental health facility opening bumped to second quarter
The opening of the Poinciana mental health facility has been delayed again, with the new date expected in the second quarter of 2024, according to Health Minister Sabrina Turner.
Need to open mental health facility
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Mental health facility still awaiting occupancy licence
The long awaited Poinciana long-term mental health facility has not yet received an occupancy licence and is still undergoing inspections by the Building Control Unit, according to Health Minister Sabrina Turner.
Head of new mental health facility appointed, opening delayed again
The former head of Jamaica's Bellevue Hospital, the largest psychiatric institution in the Caribbean, has been appointed as director of the new long-term mental health facility in East End, the opening of which has been delayed by another three months.
Full opening of long-term mental health facility ‘could take as much as a year’
The health ministry has said construction of Cayman's long-term mental health facility is not anticipated to be completed until "sometime in March", however the full "phased opening" could take as much as a year.
McTaggart: Mental health facility delays ‘unacceptable’
Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has said it is "unacceptable" and "concerning" that there is still much work required to get the long term residential mental health facility up and running.
‘Frustrated’ Dr. Marc Lockhart leaves Mental Health Commission post
Frustrated by a lack of communication and the slow pace of progress in addressing Cayman's "mental health crisis" Dr Marc Lockhart has opted not to return as Mental Health Commission chairman, a decision which he says was not easy to make.
Youth mental health hub to open this summer
A new mental health hub specifically for children and adolescents will be launched this summer at the Cayman Islands Hospital, health officials have confirmed.
Lawmakers flag absence of acute services in $15m facility
Legislators flag the absence of acute services in the $15 million long-term residential mental health facility project.
