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Donna
Kozik
Freelance Copywriter & Consultant
Phone: 619/297-1749
E-mail: Donna@DonnaKozik.com
Web site: http://www.DonnaKozik.com
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Psychiatric Home Care Services
Sharp Behavioral Health
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Sharp
Home Care now offers psychiatric home care services to
adult and senior patients living in San Diego County. The
in-home services are brought to patients through a
multidisciplinary team of professionals specializing in
the treatment of people with mental health issues.
Psychiatric
home care services address the unique needs of each
patient, whether the individual:
- Is
transitioning from inpatient treatment to home
- Is
having significant mental changes because of a medical
episode or change of condition
- Is
unable to leave his or her home or is unsafe to attend
psychiatry appointments
- Is
lacking knowledge about his or her medications,
treatment or disease process
- Is
in need of physical or occupational therapy to address
safety and self-care issues
- Has
a caregiver who needs training to address current
medical or mental status
The Sharp
team assesses individual patient needs and works closely
to develop effective treatment plans. Team members
include:
- Medical
Director
- Registered
Nurses
- Licensed
Social Workers
- Occupational
Therapists
- Physical
Therapists
- Home
Health Aides
The
medical director is a psychiatrist and available for team
conferences and physician consultation as directed by the
patient’s attending physician.
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To Make a Referral
Sharp
psychiatric home care services can be given to qualified
patients at home, in a group home or at an assisted living
facility, also known as “board and cares” or RCFE’s.
Referrals
can be made by anyone, but require orders from a medical
or psychiatric physician.
For more
information or to request an initial evaluation, call the
Sharp Home Care intake department at:
(858)
541-4850 or (800) 729-7990
Psychiatric
home care is just one aspect of the continuum of care
available from Sharp Behavioral Health Services, a Sharp
Center of Excellence. Comprehensive services also include
acute inpatient care to partial hospitalization and
outpatient services for seniors, adults and children.
Medicare
covers necessary psychiatric home care. HMO and PPO
insurance companies may also provide coverage and private
pay arrangements can be made. Sharp Home Care can assist
in exploring covered benefits and financial resources as
needed.
Sharp
Home Care is a Medicare-certified home health agency
licensed under Sharp Memorial Hospital and accredited by
the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care
Organizations (JCAHO). Sharp also holds membership with
the California Association for Health Services at Home and
the San Diego & Imperial County Regional Home Care
Council.
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Donna
Kozik
(619) 297-1749
Donna@DonnaKozik.com
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