LIFE TRANSITIONS UNIT
Senior Behavioral Health is designed for persons with symptoms and/or behaviors that are interfering with social, vocational, or educational functioning: persons who have not benefited greatly through other treatment options, or for persons who are experiencing an emotional decline and mental changes like:
- Lack of Energy or Motivation
- Avoiding Family & FriendsConstant Worrying
- Difficulty Sleeping
- Poor Appetite
- Confused Thinking
- Feelings of Sadness or Loneliness
- Loss of Interest in Daily Activities
- Low Self-Esteem
- Change in Temperament
Indicators for inpatient care include:
- Suicidal or Homicidal Thinking
- Hallucinations and Delusions
- Destructive/Aggressive Behavior
- Need for Adjustment of Psychotropic Medications requiring Skilled Observation
- Medical Conditions affected by Psychiatric Symptoms
Our Approach
With our care at Toppenish Community Hospital, we believe teamwork is the best work. We work with the patient and his/her family or caregiver(s) under the guidance of a multi-disciplinary team. Nurses, social workers, professional counselors, mental health staff, and your physician all help to provide you with individualized care that stresses dignity and the goal of helping you live life to its fullest.
The short-stay (inpatient) program allows for around-the-clock oversight and treatment of behavioral disturbances affecting an individual’s functioning. Admission A referral for care can come from a health professional or from a member of your family. Senior Behavioral Health can provide a clinical evaluation – at no cost – to determine the need for treatment. Admission to the program will be offered only to those persons a physician has determined require inpatient care and who will be able to actively participate in treatment (55 years and older).
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