The Wadley Behavioral Health Center is a Geriatric Psychiatric Unit is designed to help seniors who sometimes need special care to assist them in coping with changes in their life such as the loss of a loved one, a serious illness, physical changes and/or the absence of friends and family.
Geriatric Psychiatry Programs at Wadley Regional Medical Center
Our Behavioral Health Center Care is a 15-bed inpatient unit located inside the hospital. Our team of health care professionals are dedicated to patients with behavioral health needs and take a personal interest in each patient’s optimum outcome. Every patient has an individual treatment plan using a comprehensive mix of therapies and family involvement and education is considered an integral part of the treatment program.
Mental Illness Services
- Immediate access to medical services
- Experienced staff of medical and mental health professionals
- Individual, group and family therapy
- Therapeutic recreation
- Physician oversight
- Family involvement
- Patient education
- Patient privacy and confidentiality
- Daily reports to family members
- Weekly progress reports to referral sources
- Individualized team conferences
- 24 hour access to an acute care facility
Admission Criteria
- Age 55 & Older
- Evidence of danger to self or others, or out of touch with reality
- Medically stable
- Voluntary, willing to sign-in
- Involuntary, requires court involvement
- Psychiatrist acceptance of patient
- Referrals are accepted 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our Team
-
Nancy V. Graves, MD
Psychiatry -
Edward W. Tobey, MD
Psychiatry
Conditions
- Feelings of loneliness, isolation & withdrawal
- Feelings of helplessness & despair
- Feelings of grief & loss
- Agitation & behavior problems
- Tearfulness/crying spells
- Excessive worry & anxiety
- Confusion, memory loss
Treatments
- Medication Management
- Group Therapy
- Individual Therapy
- Educational Groups
- Daily Activities
- Disease Education & Management
Steward Health Care