Organization: HEBREW HOME & HOSPITAL
Mission: TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO SENIOR ADULTS IN THE GREATER HARTFORD AREA.
Activities: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT (BHU). ON OUR 38-BED HOSPITAL BHU, WE TREAT CHRONIC MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT ARE EXACERBATED BY AGE, NEW BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS AND/OR THE ONSET OF DEMENTIA. WE MANAGE CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS WITH THE GOAL OF BRINGING PATIENTS BACK TO A STABLE BASELINE SO THAT THEY CAN RETURN TO THEIR PRIOR LIVING SETTINGS, WHETHER THAT IS IN THE COMMUNITY, IN AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, OR A LONG TERM CARE NURSING HOME. IN THE CASE OF THE LATTER TWO SETTINGS, WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH STAFF TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN HELP AVOID ENVIRONMENTAL TRIGGERS TO FUTURE EXACERBATIONS AND BEHAVIORAL DISTURBANCES. OUR PSYCHIATRISTS SEE EVERY PATIENT EVERY DAY. A GERIATRICIAN IS ASSIGNED TO EVERY PATIENT TO EVALUATE AND TREAT MEDICAL ISSUES. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPIES ARE PROVIDED DAILY; AND SUPPORT GROUPS FOR FAMILIES ARE ALSO AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CARE PLAN. CONDITIONS WE TREAT INCLUDE CHRONIC PSYCHIATRIC ISSUES, BIPOLAR DISORDER, DELUSIONAL DISORDER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE WITH BEHAVIORAL DISTURBANCES, DEPRESSION, SCHIZOPHRENIA AND PARANOID DISORDER. OUR HOSPITAL SERVICES ARE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CERTIFIED.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Mental Health & Crisis Intervention