Mental Health Services Brochure

SERVICES

• Psychiatric evaluation and intervention
• Psychiatric and concurrent medical management (e.g. diabetes mellitus, hypertension or congestive heart failure)
• Education of patient and caregivers to maintain care
• Stress management and coping education
• Medical management and education
• Suicidal assessment and safety monitoring
• Electroconvulsive therapy follow-up
• Routine lab testing and monitoring of drug blood levels
• Nutritional assessment and evaluation
• Education on coping, relaxation and stress management techniques
• Intramuscular administration of psychiatric medications
• Ongoing activities of daily living and home safety management
• Community resource education
• Long-term planning and patient/family counseling
• Bathing and personal grooming
• Ambulation/gait training

ADMISSION CRITERIA
Diagnostic Skilled Care Indicators

• Recent discharge from a psychiatric hospital or unit
• Recent psychiatric crisis or suicidal ideation
• Changed or new medication regime
• Sudden or severe change in behavior
• Sleep disturbances
• Axis-I Diagnoses such as:
  
      Schizophrenia
      Bipolar/Unipolar Disorder
      Major Depression
      Anxiety Disorder
      Panic Attacks
      Post Traumatic Response
      Chronic Pain
      Body Image Disturbances
      Anorexia
      Bulimia
      Amputations
      Surgeries

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MEDICARE
Requirements for Care

MD Order specific to Mental Health Measurable Rehab potential

Normal inability to leave home due to psychiatric illness, or it requires a considerable taxing effort and patient has one or more of these symptoms:

• Severely depressed
• Impaired judgement/thought process
• Excitable and impulsive
• Severe Anxiety or panic attacks
• Delusions
• Hallucination
• Paranoia
• Suicidal ideation
• Emotionally labile
• Intense OCD behavior
• Poor reality orientation
• Aggressive
• Hostile
• Angry
• Impaired socialization skills and basic self care

Advantages of CareSouth Mental Health Nursing in the Home

• Close monitoring of medical and psychological needs
• Prompt reporting of significant findings to the Psychiatrist or Medical Doctor
• Assessment and teaching of appropriate safety measures in the home
• Permits patient to remain in least restrictive environment
• Medication management and education
• Facilitate and monitor lab draws
• Prompt crisis intervention and support

The CareSouth Mental Health Team is patient oriented providing quality care and services consisting of the following team members:

    Certified Psychiatric RN
    Medical Social Worker
    Certified Home Health Aides
    Rehabilitation Therapist

For more information or to make a referral please contact:

Augusta Office

One Tenth Street, Suite 500
Augusta, Georgia 30901
Tel: 706-854-7500
Fax: 706-854-7550