Services for Senior Adults
The Laureate Senior Behavioral Health program is designed to treat individuals ages 60 years and older who are experiencing biological, psychological and social functioning problems. If a loved one is experiencing severe or dangerous affects from dementia, depression or psychotic disorders, the Laureate Senior Behavioral Health program offers hospitalization for 10 to 14 days while our treatment team completes a thorough medical examination and then offers a course of treatment and further care.
The program is committed to providing excellent quality care to older individuals in a caring and compassionate inpatient atmosphere. The treatment team coordinates and manages patient stabilization to enhance their level of attention, awareness and to correct behavioral problems related to dementia and all other mental heath issues.
Inpatient Admission Criteria:
Danger to self or others
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Unintentional danger to self, such as wandering, unsafe living environment, improper use of medications, due to cognitive impairments
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Threaten/attempt suicide or threaten/attempt to harm themselves or others
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Inability to care for self
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The inability or refusal to care for hygiene, nutrition, and/or safety
Dementia/Behavioral Disturbances (Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Pick’s Disease)
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A progressive mental deterioration. Confusion, memory loss, disorientation, inability or refusal to complete activities of daily living, and combativeness are possible symptoms seen in patient’s experiencing a dementia process. Example dementia disorders include Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, frontotemporal dementia (Pick’s disease) and vascular dementia.
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Potential warning signs include:
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Hallucinations – seeing things that aren’t there
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Paranoid – thinking someone will harm them or stealing from them
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Shadowing – following a spouse or relative around
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Combative, aggressive or agitated
Depression
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Characterized by feelings of worthlessness, helplessness, prolonged sadness, irritability, and loss of interest in family, friends, and pleasurable activities, loss of appetite, and a change of sleeping habits.
Mania
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More talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking, decreased need for sleep, spending sprees, excessive irritability, inability to focus on or complete tasks
Anxiety
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The person may exhibit signs of nervousness, dread or fear. Symptoms may include loss of appetite and sleep, racing heart, hyperventilation and increased blood pressure. Major types of anxiety include phobias, panic disorders, and obsessive-compulsive behavior.
Psychotic Disorders
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There are a wide variety of psychotic disorders. Delusions (false beliefs), hallucinations, and inappropriate affect or emotional presentation characterizes these disorders. Psychosis may accompany symptoms of depression or symptoms of dementia.
Often seniors are treated by their Primary Care Physician on an ongoing basis but may need a higher level of care to stabilize their mental health conditions. Those under 60 might also be treated if diagnosis and symptoms merit similar treatments in this unit or clinic.
Inpatient Care
Care during a stay in Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital is provided by an interdisciplinary team of Psychiatrists, Therapists, RN’s, LPN’s, Recreation Therapist, Exercise Physiologists, Physician’s Assistant, Certified Nurse Aids, Psychiatric Technicians and as needed a Dietician and other consulting services, including internal medicine.
Some individuals may have reoccurring medical conditions that coincide with behavioral conditions which must be monitored inpatient carefully by our program staff and medical personnel. Inpatient care vs. outpatient care is needed when a person is having combative, aggressive or withdrawn behaviors that are intolerable, if they are suicidal or homicidal. This type of care is usually referred by a physician or long term care facility but the admissions team can also provide self or family-referral advisement.
Inpatient Referral/Admission Process:
Admissions Coordinator, Jill Peters, 918-502-5000, is available Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. She will assist to facilitate the admissions process. After hours or weekends, please contact our Clinical Assessment Department at Laureate, 918-491-4006.
Outpatient Care
Needed behavioral health care, when the individual is not a danger to themself or others, can be scheduled as an appointment in our outpatient clinic. In a doctor's office type setting, the patient can be evaluated and find recommendations for treatment by Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Therapists.
Outpatient Referral/Admission Process:
Open during business hours Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. please call, 918-491-3700.
Laureate Senior Behavioral Health Care Management Team
Dr. Jimmie McAdams, D.O., Medical Director
Dr. Patricia Costner, D.O., Psychiatrist and Community Outreach
Dr. Heather Hall, M.D., Psychiatrist
Vicki Damer, BSN, Clinical Manager