Geriatric Outreach Services
What are Geriatric Outreach Services?
Geriatric Outreach is a specialty mental health service that works with senior adults over the age of 60 that have mental health issues and who may have difficulty accessing traditional mental health care. Professional mental health staff provide services on an outreach basis in the individual's home. Program staff are specially trained to understand the issues of senior adults and can help get a person back on track to feeling well again.
Geriatric Outreach Services include:
- Assessment Services to determine what may be going on and to develop a Person Centered Plan to address the persons wishes, goals, dreams and desires
- Individual and Family Therapy
- Case Management Services
- Access to Psychiatric/Medication Services
- Referrals to community resources
- Education regarding mental health conditions and appropriate treatment of those conditions
Who can benefit from Geriatric Outreach Services?
Adults over 60 years of age that have a serious mental illness may qualify for this service.
How can Geriatric Outreach Services benefit an individual?
Geriatric Outreach works with individuals (and their families) to help them learn about and manage their mental illness, to learn effective coping skills, to connect with local resources, and to remain as independent as possible in the community.
How can you access Geriatric Outreach Services?
For more information about Geriatric Outreach Services call 989-895-2217 or toll-free to
1-800-327-4693.
To request Geriatric Outreach Services or to make a referral - call the Access Alliance of Michigan (a division of Bay-Arenac Behavioral Health) at 1-888-212-3689 (M-F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
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