Healthcare Home is an additional service offered through Community Mental
Health Centers. It is a place where individuals can came throughout their lifetimes to have their healthcare
needs identified—and the medical, behavioral and related social services and supports they need—provided or arranged
for in a way that recognizes all of their needs as persons, not just as patients.
Healthcare home takes a “whole person” approach by:
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Providing health and wellness education and opportunities
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Assuring consumers receive the preventive and primary care they need
· Assuring
consumers with chronic physical health conditions receive the medical care they need and assisting them in managing their
chronic illnesses and accessing needed community and social supports
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Facilitating general hospital admissions and discharges related to general medical conditions in addition
to mental health issues
· Providing or arranging appropriate education and supports for families related to consumers’
general medical and chronic physical health conditions
· Providing individual and/or group education on: Diabetes, Coping, SkillsDiet/Nutrition,
Smoking Cessation, Exercise, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Other topics specific to individuals
