Neuropsychological Services provides comprehensive consultation, evaluation and intervention services via a holistic view of the individual. For the Geriatric patient Neuropsychological Services can provide information of the strengths and weaknesses in a person's cognitive abilities and emotional state. Assessment can determine degrees of dementia and identify potential red flags.

Long-term Care Facilities: 
The Mental Health Challenge

In response to:

• identification of the significant mental health challenges among
  residents of long-term care facilities
  
  and
  
  
• concerns that psychotropic medications were being administered without sufficient justification (ie., symptoms, diagnosis, failure to provide less restrictive interventions, etc.)…
  
  
  …the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) Guidelines (1999) were established

Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) Guidelines (1999) :

The HCFA Guidelines (see Gurvich, T. and Cunningham, J.A., American Family Physician, March 1, 2000) provide a decision-tree outlining steps to insure appropriate administration and use of psychotropic medications within the nursing home setting.

Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) Guidelines related to use of psychotropic medications (1999) :

Step #1: “Identify the problem behavior”

• Completed by nursing home staff, therapists, physicians, etc.
  
  
• Reported by residents or family