Hospital, nursing homes become partners in psychiatric care.
Hospital psychiatric staffs can effectively share their expertise with nursing homes. One hospital's psychiatric out-reach program has reduced patient management problems at participating nursing homes, improved patients and staff morale, changed staff attitudes, garnered physician support, and extended services provided by the psychiatric department.
D000368:Aged; D003237:Connecticut; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*