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<p><strong>ABOUT SHARON HOSPITAL - SENIOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER</strong></p> <p>Set in the hills of northwest Connecticut in the town of Sharon, Sharon Hospital, now incorporated into the HealthQuest network, specializes in treating <strong>adults aged 55 and older</strong> through its Senior Behavioral Health Center. The facility offers an <strong>intensive, structured and short-term program</strong> designed to address a range of psychiatric issues. It is one of <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CT16.pdf" target="_blank">eight hospital-based treatment facilities in Connecticut</a> and <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CT16.pdf" target="_blank">one of 57 facilities</a> with programs specifically for seniors. <strong>Detox is not available on site.</strong></p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Upon admission to the SBHC, patients undergo a <strong>comprehensive assessment</strong> where staff can address a client's and their family members’ concerns and questions. These assessments are used to determine each client’s needs and to determine which method of care may be the most effective. </p> <p>The treatment process focuses on helping clients recover enough to establish a healthy lifestyle outside of the program. To do this, programming focuses on addressing immediate concerns, <strong>developing a family-based support network</strong>, and teaching clients new methods of managing their care and lifestyle. </p> <p>Whether in treatment for disorientation, memory changes, trouble concentrating, or dementia, all patients are <strong>supervised by the unit’s medical director</strong>, who oversees <strong>medication management</strong> and psychiatric testing, as well as a trained nursing staff and team of social workers, who provide education, nursing care, and emotional support.</p> <p>Throughout their brief stay in the acute hospital setting, patients also partake in <strong>experiential and activities programs</strong>. One such program, “Music and Memory,” aims to reconnect those with dementia using music from their past. <strong>Pet therapy and spiritual counseling</strong> are also available. Following treatment, social workers serve as case managers who develop <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/" target="_blank">aftercare plans</a> with clients.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Led by a psychiatric physician, the treatment staff at the Senior Behavioral Health Center is comprised of registered nurses, licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs), certified nursing assistants, and activities therapists.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its living arrangements and related offerings. However, the two individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date rated the <strong>78-bed</strong> facility's accommodations and amenities three and two stars and its meals and nutrition four and two stars, respectively. During treatment, clients have access to spiritual leaders to see to their spiritual needs.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Rehabs.com has yet to receive alumni feedback to date. On Google, Sharon Hospital, as a whole, earned an average rating of 3.6 out of five stars from 17 reviews to date.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> Nearly all of the reviews are about the ER or the maternity unit. Several reviews provided negative feedback about the hospital’s billing service. However, one alum felt the facility offered a “Extremely careful and helpful staff.”</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The pair of anonymous loved ones polled by Rehabs.com to date gave Sharon's senior center mixed to slightly positive ratings. Both offered four stars for family participation, as well as three or four stars for the staff's level of experience and training, its connectivity/visitor policy, its cleanliness, and its affordability. Holistic treatment offerings and counseling options both received the lowest rating of three and two stars, respectively. Cumulatively, they listed the “friendly” staff and their “kindness” as facility strengths, though one added: “Seemed un organized.”</p> <p>On Yelp, Crysta gave one out of five stars for her experience with the hospital’s behavioral health unit.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> Crysta indicated a lack of “assistance from social worker.” The loved one also identified a lack of communication with staff workers.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>Sharon Hospital <strong>accepts Medicaid and Medicare</strong>, which are accepted by <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/2016_NSSATS.pdf" target="_blank">62% and 34% of U.S. facilities, respectively</a>. The hospital also accepts many commercial, HMO, and PPO insurance plans, including Aetna, Cigna Healthcare, Optum, and more.</p> <p><strong>CONCLUSION</strong></p> <p>My Health Quest promotes events and initiatives in the community to help community members and clients stay informed. It also hosts events like the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/myhealthquest" target="_blank">Congestive Heart Failure Support Group</a> and other community-minded activities that support the community overall, particularly seniors.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y8j77k3b" target="_blank">Google Reviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/sharon-hospital-sharon" target="_blank">https://www.yelp.com/biz/sharon-hospital-sharon</a></small></p>
— Melanie Green · 2018-10-26 19:26:45 PDT
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