Are You Providing Comprehensive Care? Grow Your Own Psych Nurses! is proudly presented to you by National Association for Home Care & Hospice. Thank you. We hope that you enjoy your course.
Many home care patients have co-existing behavioral health problems that are not dealt with. If not addressed, problems like anxiety and depression leave patients unable to manage diabetes, congestive heart failure, and other serious medical conditions. So home care providers who want to give comprehensive care must know how to deal with both medical and concurrent psychiatric issues. This presentation will provide statistics on the prevalence of psychiatric issues among the home-bound elderly and explain why failure to identify or deal with these conditions affects compliance and outcomes. Learn how teaching your staff about behavioral problems can make a difference for both patients’ mental and physical health.
Categories: Clinical, Business Development, Management, Leadership, Operations
Audiences: Home Health, Hospice, Nurses
Objective 1: Discuss the prevalence and severity of depression among the homebound elderly
Objective 2: Describe the results of failure to address psychiatric issues
Objective 3: Identify the benefits of responding to both patients’ medical and psychiatric conditions
Instructors:
Dr. Amy Craven, DPT, PT, MS
Director of Therapy Training, C&V Senior Care Specialists, Inc.; Williamsville, New York
Katherine Vanderhorst, BSN
Vice President, C&V Senior Care Specialists, Inc.; Williamsville, New York