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Maine Behavioral Healthcare – Elderworks Program

Website: https://mainehealth.org/maine-behavioral-healthcare/services/counseling-therapy-services-adult-child/elder-day-support
Location: Portland,
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Description: The Elderworks program in Portland offers individualized treatment within a supportive and therapeutic group environment. Adults 50 years or older with long-term mental health needs. The Elderworks program: Promotes a supportive community, encouraging engagement in healthy behavior, emotional awareness, improved life skills, and self-care. Helps individuals maintain their ability to live as independently as possible, and provides increased socialization and management of health conditions by offering wellness activities and programming focused on overall well-being.
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Maine Health Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)

Website: https://www.mainehealth.org/maine-medical-center/services/geriatric-care/inpatient-services
Location: Portland,
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Description: HELP is an innovative model of hospital care designed to prevent delirium and functional decline in hospitalized older adults. HELP uses interdisciplinary staff and targeted intervention protocols to improve patients' outcomes and provide cost-effective care.
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Maine Medical Center Inpatient Medical & Geriatric Psychiatry Unit/P6

Website: https://mainehealth.org/maine-medical-center/services/psychiatry/inpatient-medical-geriatric-psychiatry-unit
Location: Portland,
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Description: P6 is the only inpatient psychiatric program providing multidisciplinary care to geriatric and medically complex patients in the State of Maine. The unit is an extraordinary learning opportunity for advanced year MSW students interested in geriatric mental health and in the interplay of physical and mental illness. Students have the opportunity to facilitate family meetings, provide psycho-education and information about community resources, and make referrals. The student, working closely with the team, refers the patient to the appropriate level of care (e.g., outpatient therapy, partial program, home health services, assisted living, skilled nursing facility, nursing home) and communicates with these after care providers, patient, and family to ensure a successful transition from the hospital.
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Maine Veterans’ Homes

Website: https://mainevets.org/locations/scarborough/
Location: Scarborough,
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Description: The Maine Veteran's Home is a public not for profit organization created by the Maine Legislature in July 1977. Provides rehabilitation and skilled nursing, long term care, residential care, dementia and end of life care to veterans and their families. Serves a primarily male population. Interns work as part of an interdisciplinary term providing case management, admissions and discharge planning and family support. Augusta, Bangor, South Paris (additional locations).
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Maine Veterans’ Homes

Website: https://mainevets.org/locations/south-paris/
Location: South Paris,
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Description: The Maine Veteran's Home is a public not for profit organization created by the Maine Legislature in July 1977. Provides rehabilitation and skilled nursing, long term care, residential care, dementia and end of life care to veterans and their families. Serves a primarily male population. Interns work as part of an interdisciplinary term providing case management, admissions and discharge planning and family support. Additional Locations in Augusta, Bangor, and Scarborough.
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