McKnight’s Senior Living March 23, 2023
Mental health providers can be difficult to find in rural areas, particularly in rural areas. That’s where video calls are filling the void and helping long-term care residents who might otherwise be without mental health services manage anxiety and other issues, according to media reports.
Omaha, NE-based Encounter Telehealth uses approximately 20 mental health professionals, many of whom are psychiatric nurse practitioners living in cities, to help nursing home residents in rural areas.
“The practitioners read the patients’ electronic medical records through a secure computer system, and they review symptoms and medications with nursing home staff members before each appointment. They complete up to 2,000 visits a month,” Kaiser Health News reported.
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