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OLDER ADULT SERVICES
OLDER ADULT SERVICES:
Established in 1976, our Older Adult Services program is designed to meet
the mental health needs of older adults and their families Services can
be obtained at any of our service locations as well as in several area
nursing homes, in Senior Centers and in client homes, if necessary.
Nursing Home Program:
Older Adult Services contracts with a number of nursing and rehabilitation
facilities throughout King County to provide a full range of services
to clients and their families. Our interdisciplinary team consists of
a psychiatrist, Master's level Geriatric Mental Health Specialist, Registered
Counselors and Case Managers.
This team provides consultation services to facility staff.
By meeting with nursing home administrators, medical staff and rehabilitation
specialists, the team helps ensure teamwork and service coordination,
which improves understanding of the challenges facing older adults, and
keeps each staff member informed about treatment methods and concerns.
Depending on individual client needs, services include:
- Individual supportive therapy and psychotherapy
- Work with multidisciplinary facility teams, including facility and
primary care physicians to provide:
- Consultation services, education, and adjunct treatment planning
- Case management liaison with other community services
All clients are referred by their primary care physician
and present symptoms range from depression to dementia.
Outpatient Services:
Outpatient Services include both supportive and goal-oriented individual,
group and family therapy focused on the issues of the elderly. Issues
may be grief and loss, declining health and cognitive impairment, loss
of independence and the stress of retirement. Services include psycho-education,
support groups, psychiatric evaluation and medication monitoring. All
services are provided by Geriatric Mental Health Specialists and Psychiatrists.
Day and evening appointments are available. Private insurance and Medicare
are accepted for both inpatient and outpatient services. In addition,
individualized fees can be arranged for some services.
Senior Center Services:
Through a contract with the City of Kent, services provided at the Kent
Senior Center include educational groups, group therapy, stress reduction,
loss and grief, and one-to-one supportive therapy.
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