Nursing Home & Long-term Care Psychiatry
Specialized Psychiatric Care for Skilled Nursing & Long-Term Care Residents
Older adults living in skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, assisted living communities, and long-term care settings often experience complex mental health and behavioral conditions that require specialized psychiatric care. AgeWell Psychiatry partners with healthcare facilities to provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, medication management, behavioral health support, and ongoing follow-up that complements each resident's overall plan of care. Our collaborative approach helps improve resident well-being while supporting facility staff, families, and interdisciplinary care teams.
Facility-Based Psychiatric Services
AgeWell Psychiatry partners with skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, rehabilitation centers, memory care communities, and long-term care organizations to provide compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care for residents with behavioral health needs. Our services are designed to support residents, families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary care teams through timely evaluations, medication management, and ongoing psychiatric follow-up.
Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluations
Our psychiatric evaluations provide a thorough assessment of each resident's emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and psychiatric health.
Evaluations may include:
· Current psychiatric symptoms
· Behavioral concerns
· Cognitive status
· Medical and psychiatric history
· Medication review
· Functional abilities
· Sleep patterns
· Family and caregiver input
· Development of individualized treatment recommendations
Each evaluation is designed to support the resident's overall plan of care while promoting safety, dignity, and quality of life.
Psychiatric Medication Management
Effective psychiatric care requires thoughtful medication management that balances symptom improvement with resident safety.
Review and management of psychiatric medications with attention to:
We provide:
Medication initiation and optimization
Psychotropic medication monitoring
Review of treatment effectiveness
Side effect monitoring
Drug interaction assessment
Polypharmacy evaluation
Behavioral response monitoring
Ongoing medication adjustments
Collaboration with the interdisciplinary team
Behavioral & Mood Assessment
Residents may be evaluated for behavioral and psychiatric symptoms including:
Mood Disorders
Depression
· Bipolar Disorder
Mood instability
Anxiety Disorders
· Generalized anxiety · Panic symptoms · Adjustment-related anxiety
Behavioral Symptoms
· Agitation · Aggression · Wandering · Resistance to care · Behavioral changes
Cognitive & Dementia-Related Concerns
· Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) · Cognitive decline · Confusion · Emotional distress · Sleep disturbances
Psychotic Symptoms
· Hallucinations · Delusions · Paranoia
Geriatric & Cognitive Behavioral Health
Psychiatric evaluation may be provided for residents experiencing behavioral or psychological symptoms associated with cognitive impairment and neurocognitive disorders.
Care is coordinated with the resident's medical team when appropriate.
Ongoing Psychiatric Follow-Up
Residents receive regular follow-up visits to:
Monitor treatment response
Adjust medications
Address new psychiatric concerns
Evaluate behavioral changes
Support facility staff
Coordinate care with primary providers
Promote continuity of care
Collaborative Facility Care
AgeWell Psychiatry recognizes that successful long-term-care psychiatry requires communication.
Depending on the patient's needs and appropriate authorizations, we may collaborate with:
Primary care physicians
Facility medical directors
Nursing staff
Social workers
Therapists
Pharmacists
Case managers
Residents and authorized family members/caregivers
Partner With AgeWell Psychiatry
If your facility needs psychiatric coverage or additional behavioral health support, contact AgeWell Psychiatry to discuss service availability.
Benefits for Your Facility
Partnering with AgeWell Psychiatry provides: ✔ Timely psychiatric evaluations ✔ Individualized treatment plans ✔ Medication optimization ✔ Support for behavioral health management ✔ Collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams ✔ Family education and communication ✔ Continuity of psychiatric care ✔ Compassionate, resident-centered treatment
Conditions Commonly Evaluated
· Depression · Anxiety Disorders · Bipolar Disorder · Schizophrenia · Dementia-Related Behavioral Symptoms · Delirium (when psychiatric consultation is appropriate) · Insomnia · PTSD · Adjustment Disorders · Grief · Psychosis · Behavioral Changes
