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Provides Specialized Psychiatric Care to Seniors
Senior Behavioral Health is a short-term inpatient geriatric psychiatric program with the goal for returning the elderly patient into community and family life as rapidly as possible. Too often, older adults with serious psychiatric conditions are dismissed as “senile” and therefore, untreatable. From age-related anxiety and depression, to long standing psychiatric disorders, to dementia and cognitive impairment, older adults can suffer from a wide range of psychiatric illnesses – conditions often exacerbated by chronic pain, Parkinson’s disease, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, or other medical disorders associated with aging. Many psychological issues appear in the elderly later in their life. These include dealing with retirement, death of a loved one, physical illness and limited sources of income. For these people psychiatric problems may result from side effects of medications, such as depression, anxiety, apathy. 
Cognitive impairments increase due to alcohol usage, such as inability to utilize appropriate judgment, and thought processes resulting in Dementia or Delirium. Treatment for alcohol and substance abuse are included with psychiatric disorders, however they are often treated differently from other mental health problems. Our experienced, interdisciplinary team, led by our medical director Dr. William M. Meaney, M.D., is responsible for delivering treatment on a day-to-day basis. This team includes psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, internal medicine physicians, social workers, activity therapists and mental health workers who are respectful, supportive and compassionate. Additionally, our residents are treated by physical therapist, occupational therapist, and speech therapist as needed. Who Is Appropriate For Admission?
Only those individuals who have a potential for responding to, and benefiting from short term treatment will be admitted. Admitting behaviors are: anxiety, hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, agitation, combativeness, disorganized behaviors, mania, non-compliance with medication or care, suicidal ideation, substance abuse, depression, chronic fatigue, excessive feelings of worthlessness or guilt, frequent crying, inability to concentrate, loss of interest in activities, sleeping too much or too little, increased or decreased appetite. For more information, please
call 479-394-7400 or toll free 1-888-394-7300
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