- The Seton Heritage Program for Senior Adults is a mental health treatment program that provides individualized treatment to older adults who suffer from psychiatric, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
- The Heritage Program provides outpatient group and individual therapy Monday through Friday and is staffed by a licensed multi-disciplinary team including a psychiatrist, registered nurses, social workers, and counselors.
- The Heritage team will work with patient, family, and community healthcare providers to help patients improve quality of life by identifying and practicing a variety of coping skill designed to help a patient improve mood and reduce distress.
Admission
Heritage provides a no cost clinical evaluation to determine need for treatment. Anyone can make a referral to our program. The program psychiatrist will determine diagnosis and recommend appropriate treatment prior to any admission to the program.
Transportation:
Complimentary transportation provided by trained drivers with wheelchair equipped vans
Payment
Medicare and most private insurance plans cover services. Lunch and snacks are provided.
Who Could Benefit?
Seniors who:
- Have symptoms or behaviors that interfere with social, vocational, or educational functioning
- Have not progressed with less intensive outpatient treatment
- Show signs of declining mental health that may require inpatient care unless treatment is provided
Signs and Symptoms of Mental Distress in Elderly
- Anxiety
- Anger
- Low self-esteem
- Agitation and/or combative behavior
- Confused thoughts
- Crying
- Suicidal thoughts
- Change in eating patterns
- Depression
- Disorientation and/or failing memory
- Irritability/Verbal Abuse
- Isolation, Paranoia, Hallucinations, Delusions
- Unresolved Grief Issues
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