Senior Behavioral Health Services

Senior Behavioral Health Services

Senior Behavioral Health Services Our Care for Seniors is Unique.

Our Care for Seniors is Unique.

insurance UT Health Northeast accepts Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, and most commercial insurance.

Patient Referrals

Anyone can make a referral to Senior Behavioral Health Services at UT Health Northeast. We work closely with family, the referring physician, and any agencies involved in caring for the individual. We accept patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

For more information or to make a referral, call: 24-Hour Inpatient Care

(903) 877-8620 Toll-Free 1 (844) 847-8620 Outpatient Counseling Center

(903) 877-8520 Hwy. 271 & 155 | Tyler, Texas

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Senior Behavioral Health Services at UT Health Northeast provides crisis intervention, comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, and stateof-the-art treatment and follow-up for individuals age 55 and older who are experiencing emotional, cognitive, or behavioral distress.

Our goals are to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life.

SYMPTOMS Memory Problems Mood Disturbances Anxiety or Difficulty with Loss and Transition Changes in Behavior that Interfere with Care at Home or in a Long-Term Setting Sadness Confusion Wandering Social Withdrawal Paranoia/Suspicion Anger and Irritability Thoughts of Suicide Hallucinations Delusions

Our Care for Seniors is Unique We know that the needs of older adults are often very different from those of a younger population. We have designed our seniorspecific inpatient unit and our outpatient counseling center around the unique physical, emotional, and cognitive challenges of the older adult patient.

We provide 24-hour intensive treatment in a safe, structured, and supportive environment. In addition to behavioral health services, our patients have access to services at UT Health Northeast, including physical and occupational therapy and laboratory, dietary, and emergency services.

Intensive Outpatient Program for Older Adults

Our Outpatient Counseling Center, also on the campus of UT Health Northeast, provides treatment that enables senior adults to address their illness while remaining independent in their homes or long-term care settings. This level of care may prevent the need for hospitalization, shorten a hospital stay, or serve as a “step down” from inpatient care.

Our outpatient program is designed for older adults who have symptoms that interfere with quality of life such as withdrawal, isolation, grief, depression, and loneliness. Treatment includes therapy groups that focus on such issues as cognitive training, coping with physical illness, anger management, problem solving, coping skills, relapse prevention, and late-in-life transitions (for example, retirement, relocation, loss of spouse).

Seniors referred to the program receive a psychiatric evaluation and psychosocial assessment to ensure that the program addresses the patient’s specific needs with a personalized treatment plan and schedule. Lunch is provided daily to participants and transportation is available.

New Senior Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit To better address our patients’ needs and optimize treatment outcomes, the Senior Behavioral Health inpatient unit on the campus of UT Health Northeast is divided into two specific areas:

Area 1 contains 16 beds designed for seniors with general psychiatric issues.

Area 2 contains 14 beds and is designed to evaluate and treat

seniors who experience memory and/or behavioral problems related to dementia or other cognitive impairments.

OVERVIEW OF SERVICES

Comprehensive Medical and Psychological Evaluation Individualized Treatment Plan

Trusted Experts in Treatment for Older Adults

Family Participation

The Senior Behavioral Health Services team is a group of compassionate caregivers who believe strongly that confidentiality, respect, and dignity are of the utmost importance to our patients and their families. Our team of health care professionals includes psychiatrists, internists and family medicine physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, licensed counselors, and activity and music therapists.

Coping and Life-skills Training

We work with the patient, the family, and other health professionals to develop a course of treatment that best meets the needs of the individual. Patients and their families will receive education on specific disorders, medications, and effective coping strategies.

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Therapeutic Exercise and Stress Reduction Group and Music Therapy Medication Management and Education Discharge Planning

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