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This podcast explores special considerations when patients diagnosed with a serious mental illness transition through different care settings. Effective transitions of care are instrumental in improving the efficiency and quality of care while improving outcomes.
Visit nursinghomebehavioralhealth.org for more information and for additional resources.
This podcast explores special considerations when patients diagnosed with a serious mental illness transition through different care settings. Effective transitions of care are instrumental in improving the efficiency and quality of care while improving outcomes.
Visit nursinghomebehavioralhealth.org for more information and for additional resources.
Explore how behavioral health equity is not just a concept, but a guiding principle within long-term care facilities. From ensuring fair access to mental health resources to addressing systemic barriers that impact vulnerable populations, discover the strategies around this concept that’s driving change withing the walls of nursing facilities.
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Welcome to the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities podcast – Better Mental Wellbeing. This is a compelling series that delves into the profound and diverse stories of individuals navigating the intricate landscapes of behavioral health and substance use.
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This episode welcomes back substance use counselor, David McKay. In a previous Alliant Health Solutions Making Healthcare Better podcast episode, titled From Substance Use to Healing Hands – A Substance Use Counselor’s Inspiring Journey, he shared his lived experiences as an Atlanta-based substance use counselor who is someone who has also experienced the journey of substance use recovery. Today he shares his professional insight on resources available to help people sustain services for recovery support services.
Visit nursinghomebehavioralhealth.org for more information and for additional resources.
Established by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the COE-NF offers Certified Medicare and Medicaid Nursing Facility Staff a centralized resource hub with easy access to trainings, technical assistance and additional resources, at no cost.
We help nursing facilities to improve the quality of life and care provided for residents who are experiencing a variety of behavioral health disorders, with a focus on Serious Mental Illness (SMI), Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Co-Occurring Disorders (COD).
We provide direct technical assistance, evidence-based training, and resources that are appropriate for every member of your long-term care facility — from those providing day-to-day direct care, to clinical and administrative staff.
