Administrative Assistant
WES Health System
Philadelphia, pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Model: Addressing serious mental illness (SMI) in long-term care (LTC) will provide highly
structured therapeutic residential behavioral healthcare and treatment for frail adults who are eligible for
skilled nursing level of care who also have serious mental illness and who have reached maximum benefit
from the mental health resources available elsewhere in the community or hospital. The program philosophy
is to create a welcoming, safe, and supportive environment where frail older adults with SMI that may include
other complex behavioral health needs and/or prior criminal history – and need long-term skilled nursing
services – can receive the care and services needed to address their holistic needs free of stigma. A multidisciplinary team will provide both long-term care and behavioral health services in this integrated program.
All team members will adhere to the WES CARE philosophy of diversity, equity...