Transitioning long-term state Reviewing the Home and If favorable, will apply for and hospital patients who no Community Based Services waiver implement HCBS program within longer need an inpatient level for adults with Severe Mental FY2017. of care to the community Illness. Review by Aug 2016 After successful implementation, will review cases of long-term state hospital patients to determine if they no longer need inpatient level of care by Aug 2017. Reducing other state hospital Currently in the process of opening Become a licensed CSU April 2016 utilization Crisis Stabilization Unit in Kilgore. Maintain a census of at least 7 of the 9 Expect to be operational CSU beds by Sep 2016 thus reducing the 2016. need for state hospital beds. Tailoring service Community Healthcore initiated Maintain and monitor existing Trauma interventions to the specific over a year ago a Trauma Informed Informed Care activities. identified needs of the Care approach. This is a training Continue to support Peer Activities to individual that every Community Healthcore increase awareness of Trauma staff person completes on an Informed Care. annual basis to heighten the Continue to out elements of understanding and approach from Wellbeing & Healthy Lifestyles within a Trauma Informed approach. the services provided. Information is gathered at assessment as well as annually to incorporate any history of trauma and is incorporated in to the treatment as needed. Community Healthcore has adopted a whole health emphasis
Transitioning long-term state hospital patients who no longer need an inpatient level of care to the community Reviewing the Home and Community Based Services waiver for adults with Severe Mental Illness. Review by Aug 2016 If favorable, will apply for and implement HCBS program within FY2017. After successful implementation, will review cases of long-term state hospital patients to determine if they no longer need inpatient level of care by Aug 2017. Reducing other state hospital utilization Currently in the process of opening Crisis Stabilization Unit in Kilgore. Expect to be operational 2016. Become a licensed CSU April 2016 Maintain a census of at least 7 of the 9 CSU beds by Sep 2016 thus reducing the need for state hospital beds. Tailoring service interventions to the specific identified needs of the individual Community Healthcore initiated over a year ago a Trauma Informed Care approach. This is a training that every Community Healthcore staff person completes on an annual basis to heighten the understanding and approach from a Trauma Informed approach. Information is gathered at assessment as well as annually to incorporate any history of trauma and is incorporated in to the treatment as needed. Community Healthcore has adopted a whole health emphasis Maintain and monitor existing Trauma Informed Care activities. Continue to support Peer Activities to increase awareness of Trauma Informed Care. Continue to out elements of Wellbeing & Healthy Lifestyles within the services provided.
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