Behavioral health patients a challenge to nursing homes

Behavioral health patients a challenge to nursing homes
Modern Healthcare; by Diane Eastabrook; 6/4/24
Challenges providing care for nursing home patients with mental health and behavioral health issues are adding to discharge bottlenecks for hospitals, and the demand for such care has led some facilities to set up specialized units with additional staff just for those patients.
Editor's Note: Hospice and palliative care leaders, what end-of-life, mental health and behavioral health specific education do you provide for your clinical teams, your volunteers, and family caregivers? For starters, you need to include dementia care training such as "Validation Therapy" by Naomi Feil and/or the "Positive Approach to Care" by Teepa Snow. For mental illness, examine the journal article "End-of-Life Care in Individuals with Serious Mental Illness." Click here to "Get Involved with Your Local Chapter" of the national Alzheimer's Association.