These units serve adults between the ages of 18 and 50. The units provide a therapeutic living environment for patients during their hospitalization. The goals of the treatment team on these units are to clarify the patient's diagnosis, improve and stabilize symptoms of the illness, work together with the patient in the treatment process and develop acceptable discharge and continuing care plans. Depending upon the diagnosis, the patient's conditions are treated with psychoactive medications. The nurse pays a key role in working with these patients in order to improve the patients interpersonal skills so they can function better in society.
Elder care is provided for patients over fifty years of age.
The unit offers activity and occupational therapy programs specifically designed for the elderly. Psychiatric care is designed to meet the specific age-related needs of these patients. They are educated about coping with stress associated with the physical or psychological problems they face. Child and adolescent services are provided for children up to the age of seventeen. Programs for this group of patients are designed to resolve interpersonal and family conflicts, stabilize psychiatric conditions and identify specialized educational and living needs.