Professional social workers and other mental health providers have for many years been involved in delivering treatment and support services focused on the needs of adults with severe mental illnesses living in the community. While some models have evolved largely through practice experience, others ...
Coming Full Circle: Planning for Future Pathways of Transitions of Care for Older Adults The advent of transitional care represents one part of a larger movement in health services delivery to improve quality of care and health outcomes and to reduce costs. Related efforts include the development ...
To describe the development of a service addressing the needs of adults with ADHD, and to survey the caseload of this service. This review describes the process of setting up a new service for adults with ADHD. This includes drawing up a service plan to look at the resources required, and...
This article discusses the development of a model focused on implementing a program of leisure activities for mentally handicapped adults, as a transitional service. The ultimate goal presented in the model is the independent participation of mentally handicapped individuals in leisure pursuits. The ...
Participants (n = 55) called for developmentally appropriate care based upon shared decision-making, continuity of health professionals, and wider access to information and community services. Suggestions for improved care included individualized assessment of patient's holistic needs and increased transfer...
Demand on health services The frequency and complexity of care transitions for older people is expected to increase considerably along with the predicted increases in demand on health and aged care services [13]. Globally, populations are aging due to declines in fertility and increases in life exp...
A high proportion of elders and their caregivers report substantial unmet transitional care needs, with the need for information and increased access to services consistently among the top priorities. Differences in expectations between and among patients, families, and health care providers, and the ...
Acute hospital services account for the largest proportion of health care system budgets, and older adults are the most frequent users. As a result, older people who have been recently discharged from hospital may be at greater risk of readmission. This study aims to evaluate the comparative effe...
(Xinhua) -- U.S. San Francisco Mayor London Breed, the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), and the San Francisco Adult Probation Department (SFAPD) on Wednesday announced an expansion in transitional housing and behavioral health care services for justice-involved adults who are ...
Young adults and parents felt lost after transfer and recommended theirpeers ‘to be alert and involved’. Providers also recognized the cultural chasm between both services and worried about non‐compliance, lost to follow‐up and lack of independence. Two other themes indicated priorities for ...