Senior Behavioral Health
Girard Medical Center's Senior Behavioral Health Program offers treatment for people (age 55 years and older) who are struggling to cope with emotional or behavioral issues as they age. Stressors like declining health, loss of autonomy, grief over loved ones' passing, and transitioning through changing roles can quickly accumulate and become overwhelming.
Inpatient Program
For those individuals experiencing more acute symptoms, like those listed below, an inpatient admission for medication adjustment services may more adequately meet their needs:
- Constant Worrying / Anxiety
- Depression
- Confusion / Memory Loss
- Suicidal or Homicidal Thoughts / Attempts
- Hallucinations / Delusions
- Destructive / Aggressive Behavior
- Needing time to adjust to Psychotropic Medications
Our Approach
With our care provided on the Senior Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit, we believe in the team approach. We work with the patient and his/her family or caregiver(s) under the guidance of our multi-disciplinary team. Nurses, social workers, mental health clinicians, and rehabilitation staff, along with the psychiatrist and other physicians, will help to provide the patient with individualized care that stresses dignity and respect. Our goal is to help individuals live life to the fullest. The short stay allows for around-the-clock oversight and treatment of behavioral/emotional disturbances affecting an individual's daily functioning.
Care Provided on the Inpatient Unit
- Skilled Nursing
- Social Work Services
- Medication Stabilization
- Group & Individual Therapy
- Recreational Activities
- Coping & Living Skills
- Grief & Loss Resolution
- Health & Wellness Education
- Daily Living Skills
- Stress Management
- Nutrition Consultation
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Discharge Planning