Behavioral Health in Post-Acute Care
Mental health evaluation and care for our patients in short-term, long-term, assisted living and independent living facilities, connected with their primary care.
Mental Health Care Where Recovery Happens
A move to rehab or long-term care can bring anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and confusion. Our behavioral health team offers evaluation and treatment for anxiety, depression and related concerns, and today this care is available to our patients living in short-term, long-term, assisted living and independent living facilities.
The team is led by Dr. Jason Patel, a board-certified psychiatrist and psychotherapist whose focus includes geriatric psychiatry and consultation-liaison psychiatry for patients admitted to healthcare facilities. Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners Robertha Compere, Elizabeth Herzog and Tana Burke work alongside him and our primary care providers.
- Psychiatric evaluation by our mental health team
- Treatment for anxiety, depression and related concerns
- Review of psychiatric medicines with the full medicine list
- Coordination with primary care, facility staff and family
Who It Helps
This care is for facility residents whose recovery is affected by how they feel, think or sleep.
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Mood or behavior changes after a hospital stay
- Residents with dementia and related behavior concerns
- Older adults on several medicines
- Families worried about a loved one's mood
How Our Team Supports Residents
Behavioral health is part of the same care plan as the resident's physical health.
Psychiatric evaluation
A careful look at mood, thinking, sleep and behavior, along with medical history. This helps separate mental health concerns from medical causes.
Treatment for anxiety and depression
A plan that may include therapy-based support and medicine, adjusted over time as the resident settles in.
Medication management
Psychiatric medicines are reviewed against everything else the resident takes, to limit side effects and interactions.
Geriatric psychiatry focus
Dr. Patel's training includes geriatric psychiatry, which looks at how mental health concerns show up differently in older adults.
Connected with primary care
Our psychiatry team works with the same physicians and nurse practitioners who handle the resident's medical care, so nothing falls between providers.
What to Expect
Request a visit
Facility staff or family can call (727) 322-4227 to ask for a behavioral health evaluation.
Evaluation
A member of our mental health team meets the resident and reviews records and medicines.
Care plan
We share a plan with the resident, family and facility staff.
Follow-up visits
We check in regularly and adjust treatment with the primary care team.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who provides behavioral health care?
Dr. Jason Patel, a board-certified psychiatrist, leads our mental health team with psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners Robertha Compere, Elizabeth Herzog and Tana Burke.
Where is this care available?
Right now, our behavioral health care is available to our patients in short-term, long-term, assisted living and independent living facilities in the Pinellas County area.
What concerns can you help with?
We evaluate and treat anxiety, depression and related concerns. We also look at how medicines and medical problems may be affecting mood and behavior.
How does it work with my loved one's other doctors?
Our psychiatry team works directly with our primary care providers and the facility staff. Everyone works from one plan, and families get clear updates.
Does insurance cover behavioral health visits?
We accept most major insurance plans. Please call our office to verify coverage for your loved one's plan.
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Conditions We Treat With Behavioral Health in Post-Acute Care
We Accept Most Major Insurance Plans
Most major insurances accepted, please call our office to verify
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