PATH TO WELLNESS - Shasta Regional Medical Center

ADMISSION PROCESS:
Staff members are available for referrals
and admissions — 24 hours per day,
seven days a week. To refer patients to
Shasta Regional Medical Center’s Path
to Wellness, call 530-244-8222 and ask
for the intake coordinator.
REFERRALS
ACCEPTED FROM:
•Patients themselves, family and friends
•Emergency departments
•Nursing homes
•Assisted-living facilities
PATH
TO
WELLNESS
•Physicians
•Therapists and counselors
•Hospitals and clinics
•Other service providers
Voluntary Inpatient Mental Health
Program for Adults 55 and above.
(530) 244-5400 | 1100 Butte St. Redding, CA
www.shastaregional.com
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Shasta Regional Medical
Center’s Path to Wellness
Program is a voluntary
Geropsychiatric Unit that
treats the mental and
physical health needs
of adults 55 and older.
Our Unit Features...
20 beds, private and semi-private rooms in a
dedicated part of the hospital that is secured
for safety. Our multidisciplinary team includes
physicians, psychiatric nurses, social workers
and mental health aides as well as acute care
medical staff.
The Program’s Experienced
Multidisciplinary Team Provides...
A comprehensive assessment of the physical
and psychosocial components of an adult’s
illness, a psychiatric diagnosis and an
individualized treatment plan, including:
• Biopsychosocial assessment
• Specialized medical evaluation
• Treatment of associated medical conditions
• Psychosocial assessment and intervention
• Assessment of daily living skills
• Family intervention and education
• Assessment of medication use and abuse
SPECIAL CARE FOR
COMPLEX SITUATIONS:
Every patient in the unit receives
comprehensive, personalized
assessments, and an individualized
treatment plan of care.
•
Patients work as individuals and
in groups to address goal setting,
coping strategies, stress management
and problem solving skills.
• We provide patient and family education
to help address specific medical and
psychiatric needs.
• Family involvement is strongly
encouraged at all levels
of treatment.
•
Medication management is
provided, with an emphasis
on safe and effective
medication use.
ADMISSION CRITERIA:
Candidates for admission include adults
55 and above, who have an emotional or
cognitive problem and are found to have
a psychiatric diagnosis. Additionally,
patients who are experiencing an acute
change in behavior may also be assessed
and treated for a medical condition that
could be complicating their recovery.
Among the conditions considered are:
•
Debilitating illness that renders the
patient unable to negotiate their
current environment, including
depression, psychosis and other
psychiatric disorders.
• Cognitive impairment and/or dementia
resulting in psychological and/or
behavioral disturbance.
• Being a potential danger to themselves
or others because of their mental
condition.
• Acute disabling symptoms, such
as impaired reality, psychosis, severe
depression or mood disorder.
•
Impaired functioning attributable to
a psychiatric disorder that substantially
interferes with ordinary demands of
person’s environment, including social,
familial, educational or occupational.