Our Enhanced Care Program is in a safe, locked 16-bed home at Providence Benedictine Nursing Center in Mount Angel. People who live there get:
- Mental health help from trained mental health workers
- Nursing care from Providence nurses
The mental health team is there 12 hours a day, every day of the week.
They:
- Ask questions and listen to understand what the person needs
- Figure out what mental health problems are happening
- Meet with people one-on-one to talk (therapy)
- Teach skills to help with daily life
- Help organize and coordinate services (case management)
- Lead activities that are fun and helpful
- Check medicines and talk with doctors about changes
- Teach and give advice to other helpers
The goal of this program is to help older adults who have:
- Thinking problems (like confusion or memory trouble)
- Mental health problems (like seeing or hearing things that are not there, or strong mood and behavior changes)
These adults need a mental health team and nursing support. We work with Providence Benedictine Nursing Center so residents get the nursing care they need.
Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) - Our Adult Behavioral Health team helps run the PASRR program. We support the workers who do this job.
The PASRR program helps older adults with mental health needs before they move into a nursing home.
In this program, helpers:
- Talk with the person and ask questions
- Check how the person is feeling and thinking
- Decide what kind of mental health problems the person has
- Give ideas to the care team about how to help
- Make suggestions for treatment
Special mental health workers, called Qualified Mental Health Professionals:
- Do first check-ups for people in nursing homes and at the Oregon State Hospital
- Do follow-up check-ups, called Resident Reviews, to see how the person is doing now
A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner:
- Reads the reports from the check-ups
- Suggests what medicines might help the person feel better
