MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Geropsychiatry Unit

MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Geropsychiatry Unit

Services:
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
• Medicaid
• U.S. Department of VA funds
• IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
• Medicare
• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• County or local government funds
• Private health insurance

Type of Care

• Mental health treatment

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Seniors or older adults
• Persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Ancillary Services

• Suicide prevention services
• Family psychoeducation
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Case management service
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency onsite services

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Seniors
• Adults

Testing

• Laboratory testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Treatment Approaches

• Activity therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Group therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy

Pharmacotherapies

• Nicotine replacement
• Perphenazine
• Aripiprazole
• Quetiapine
• Ziprasidone
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination
• Olanzapine
• Risperidone
• Haloperidol

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Private non-profit organization

Facility Type

• Separate inpatient psychiatric unit of a general hospital

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted