AGES (Assessing, Guiding, and Empowering Seniors): Supporting Seniors Aging in Place in Supportive Housing

• By: Rebecca Heller, LCSW The Bridge
• April 1st, 2019
• aging adults, aging in place, care coordination, community-based care, geriatric mental health, reducing hospitalizations, supportive housing, trauma-informed care
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The Bridge’s Aging Services program addresses critical gaps in the mental health system by offering individualized care to seniors with behavioral health and physical health conditions living in supportive housing. In 2014, with approximately 800 beds in service, The Bridge recognized that we...

Collaborations Make Aging in Place a Reality for People Living with Mental Illness

• By: Karen Choens, LMSW New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• April 1st, 2019
• aging in place, behavioral health, community integration, home health care, long-term services and supports, Medicaid, older adults, serious mental illness
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When we say someone is “aging in place” what do we mean? If a person remains in the same home or setting as they age, does that qualify? The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) has been exploring this question in the context of the service delivery system, most integrated setting...