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MedOptions is the nation’s leading provider of behavioral health services to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.
We provide comprehensive assessments and treatments through a multidisciplinary team of Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Nurse Practitioners, and Licensed Clinical Social Workers.
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Our clinicians provide consistent, quality behavioral health services to nursing home residents.
They make a difference in the lives of the residents they serve.
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Our clinicians are experts in geriatric and behavioral health medicine.
Together, we work with the nursing home staff to improve the patients’ quality of life.
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MedOptions is proud to announce the launch of its new Service: MedOptions TeleHealth.
This service provides the crucial solution of providing world-class clinicians to patients, virtually, in long-term care facilities who wouldn’t otherwise have physical access to specialized clinicians.
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For more information on how MedOptions can partner with your facility, please fill out this form and a member of our team will reach out to you.
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MedOptions partners with skilled nursing and assisted living facilities across the nation to provide expert behavioral health services, improving the overall mental health in elderly patients through the use of memory care evaluations, medication management, and behavioral interventions. Our clinicians are experienced in dementia care and Alzheimer’s care, long term behavioral health care in elderly populations, and memory care services.
MedOptions multidisciplinary teams are comprised of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, and licensed clinical social workers. Our clinicians collaborate with our partnering skilled nursing and assisted living facilities to provide elderly mental health services conveniently onsite.
Our clinicians begin by completing all appropriate assessments and evaluations, then determining an individualized plan for the treatment of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, mental illness, and overall emotional health. We combine both medication management as well as behavioral interventions and psychotherapy to help the patient experience mental health rehabilitation, improve the patient’s quality of life, and enhance patient and family satisfaction.
MedOptions Blog:
“An Inside Look at Behavioral Health Care”
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Pharmacogenetics in Psychiatry
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Fighting Fake News With Analytical Thinking
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Trauma-Informed Care
A recent training conference sponsored by New York University’s Silver School of Social Work, “Core Principles of Trauma-Informed Care: The Essentials” provided essential information about trauma-informed care, starting with a clear definition of trauma from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). According to SAMHSA, individual trauma results from an: Event, series of […]
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