Senior Horizons

The Family Support System

The problems of aging effect not only patients, but families as well. One of the hardest realities a family faces is accepting that a loved one has deteriorating health and needs professional help. Having to intervene and seek treatment for a loved one can bring about feelings of guilt and pain that affect the entire family.

An essential program component of Senior Horizons addresses the needs and emotions of family members. We encourage them to talk about their concerns. We want the family members to understand they are not alone.

Additionally, we often include family members in their loved one's treatment to enable them to better understand the emotional and physical problems the loved one is experiencing.

Making Patients Feel At Home

The 14-bed facility offers an intimate, comfortable environment for patient treatment and recovery. The private patient rooms are spacious and designed to provide a pleasant atmosphere, while keeping in mind the special needs of older adults.

To better treat patients, we bring together an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professional including the primary care physician, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, physical and occupational therapists and other trained professionals. These professionals share the goal of helping each patient achieve a more satisfying lifestyle.

Each patient receives a complete physical and psychiatric evaluation upon admission. Then, an individualized treatment plan is developed by the interdisciplinary treatment team which addresses both medical and emotional needs through comprehensive medical care and structured daily activities. Specialists such as recreational therapist contribute to the patient's improvement as well. This individualized treatment plan is used as the guideline to measure the patient's improvement through their stay at Senior Horizons.

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