Behavioral Health and Quality of Life

Well, what has happened is we have to remind ourselves that at one time, all of us are independent right now. We get to go to work, we get up, we go out and have fun with our families. We go to restaurants and movies, and then suddenly for whatever reason, we have someone that maybe falls and gets hurt.

And then they start having issues, other health issues, and it is recommended that maybe they need to go into an independent or an assisted living facility as well as a nursing home. When they go in there the doctors will see a decline in their behavior. They’re sad. They have really bad depression. They’re having to adjust to a new lifestyle that they are having to live with. And so, it is difficult for them day by day.

The norm for them is now living in a place where they’re telling them when to get up when to take medicines when to go to the doctor when to take baths and all that. ~Vilma Long- Team Health

Join Kim Hegwood and Vilma Long from Team Health as they discuss

Behavioral Health and Quality of Life

The discussion will include:

· Why do doctors or nurse practitioners recommend behavioral health?

· What is the difference between psychiatry and psychology?

· What other types of behaviors should we look for that might help my loved one? What kind of signs should we look for?

· If the resident has Memory issues how can behavioral health help?

· How do you monitor the progress of the resident?

· Does insurance cover this service?

How to Contact  Vilma and Team Health

Website: www.teamhealth.com

Email: Vilma_long@teamhealth.com

Phone: 713-960-8008

Bio:

Vilma Long is the Clinical Practice Manager for TeamHealth in Houston. TeamHealth provides Primary Care, Wound Care, and Behavioral Health in Long-Term, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Rehab facilities.  Vilma manages the clinicians such as the MDs, Psychiatrists, Nurse Practitioners, and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners that cover these communities.

Vilma attended The University of Houston and began her career in healthcare in 2006 advocating for the geriatric population by educating facilities and families on why it is so important to sign up residents for ancillary services such as dental, eye, podiatry, psychiatry, and psychology.

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Kim Hegwood Attorney at Law, Podcaster

Kim Hegwood, born in Bay City, is an Elder Law and Estate Planning Attorney based in Houston, Texas. Kim has been a practicing Attorney since she graduated from South Texas College of Law in 1996. After watching her grandparents struggle to maintain their independence as they grew older, trying to navigate the challenges of aging, and deal with the legal, financial, and emotional challenges that our loved ones face in their golden years, Kim dedicated her career to helping families preserve their dignity and protect their assets.