Overview
Senior Life Solutions: A Mental Health Program for Older Adults
Aging brings many joys—more time with family and the freedom of retirement—but our later years can also bring difficult life transitions, including the loss of loved ones and stress from age-related health concerns.
Crawford County Memorial Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions is an intensive outpatient group therapy program designed to meet the unique needs of individuals—typically age 65 and older—experiencing depression or anxiety related to life changes often associated with aging.
Feeling down every once in a while is a normal part of life, but if these feelings last for a few weeks or months, you may be dealing with something more serious.
If you or someone you know has experienced any of the following, this program might be right for you:
- Anxiety
- Changes in appetite
- Depression
- Difficulty sleeping
- Feelings of sadness or grief lasting more than two weeks
- Feelings of worthlessness or hopelessness
- Loss of a spouse or close family member
- Loss of energy
- Loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities
- Recently experienced a traumatic event
Services offered by Crawford County Memorial Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions include a confidential, comprehensive assessment; group and individual therapy; family therapy; medication education and management; and after-care planning, where we continue to engage and support our participants. While the program is delivered in a group setting, each person is treated individually based on their unique needs.
The program staff includes a board-certified psychiatrist, licensed therapists, a registered nurse, and other professionals dedicated to the mental health care of older adults in our community.
Anyone can make a referral to the program—this includes self-referrals, family members, physicians, or other healthcare professionals.
Senior Life Solutions is located in the Outpatient Services Building at 2540 N Avenue, Denison, IA 51442.