There is no one-size-fits-all approach to mental health and addiction treatment, and people of various ages will respond differently to treatment. For this reason, we offer age-specific programming for senior adults to provide a safe and effective treatment experience.
About Our Senior Program
Riverwoods Behavioral Health System’s Supportive Care Unit provides short-term crisis stabilization services for patients age 65 and older. This program, located in our hospital near Atlanta, Georgia, offers an environment where patients and their families can gain peace of mind knowing that quality care and individualized attention will be prioritized throughout the treatment process.
We recognize that older patients who are in need of inpatient psychiatric care may have problems with mobility and completion of everyday living activities, so we offer a higher staff-to-patient ratio on the unit so that we can ensure ongoing assistance and supervision.
While in the senior adult inpatient program, patients can learn how to cope with the challenges and stressors aging can bring while also receiving care for specific mental health and addiction concerns. All patients in our senior inpatient program receive individual and group therapy with a licensed therapist while under the direction and supervision of a psychiatrist.
What To Expect
Our social service staff members recognize that senior adult patients are most often part of a family structure, and we encourage family members to be actively involved in their loved one’s care. We offer family therapy sessions for each patient and their family to provide education, information on the treatment process, available resources, and thorough discharge planning. The senior inpatient program is designed to accommodate patients who have minor medical concerns, mobility issues, and oxygen tanks. This program is not equipped to care for patients who have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease unless they present with a co-occurring mental health diagnosis and could benefit from short-term stabilization.
Examples of the types of services offered and skills taught in our senior inpatient program near Atlanta, Georgia, include:
- Living skills
- Relationship skills
- Group therapy
- Recreational therapy
- Music therapy
- Expressive therapy
- Family therapy
