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What is Healthcare Home?
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:
· Providing health and wellness education and opportunities· 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· 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, Skills, Diet/Nutrition, Smoking Cessation, Exercise, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Other topics specific to individuals What Can Healthcare Home Do for Me?Those who are also in a Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Programs can receive the following services:· Reminders regarding appointments· Assisting with setting up and/or providing transportation to the appointment· Attend appointment with patient to facilitate communication at medical appointments· Attend appointments to assist with understanding and follow through with recommendations from the physician (i.e. lab work, etc.)· Provide medication education· Provide assistance with filling medication planners· Assist with monitoring medication compliance· Substance abuse services· Provide or link with individual counseling
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:
· Providing health and wellness education and opportunities· 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· 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, Skills, Diet/Nutrition, Smoking Cessation, Exercise, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Other topics specific to individuals What Can Healthcare Home Do for Me?Those who are also in a Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Programs can receive the following services:· Reminders regarding appointments· Assisting with setting up and/or providing transportation to the appointment· Attend appointment with patient to facilitate communication at medical appointments· Attend appointments to assist with understanding and follow through with recommendations from the physician (i.e. lab work, etc.)· Provide medication education· Provide assistance with filling medication planners· Assist with monitoring medication compliance· Substance abuse services· Provide or link with individual counseling