Concept Healthcare, LLC
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Concept Healthcare, LLC
Company Overview
Part 1 – Direct Services
Part 2 – Training
History and Credentials
Owner Background – Joseph M. Casciani, PhD
Clinical psychologist, licensed in four states, with 30-year specialty in
geropsychology
Consultant and Contractor for Calif. Dept. of Aging and Dept. of Mental
Health1983-1986 to develop Curriculum for Nursing Home Training
Co-Founder and Exec. Officer of Multi-state Mental Health Group
Practice for Nursing Homes, 1990-2007
President, Psychologists in Long Term Care, 2008-2010
Board Member, Council of Professional Geropsychology Training
Programs
Chief Executive, Concept Healthcare and CoHealth Institute – formed
2007 to promote behavioral health training in the care of older adults
Chief Executive, CoHealth Care Group – formed 2008 to provide
behavioral heath services to LTC facilities in Calif. and Texas
Author, Handbook of Health and Behavior: Psychological Treatment
Strategies for the Nursing Home Patient
Company Divisions
Concept Healthcare, LLC – management and
administrative services organization
CoHealth Care Group – providing contract behavioral
health services in LTC facilities
Concept Healthcare Psychology Group, Inc.
(Calif.)
CoHealth Psychology Services, P.A. (Texas)
CoHealth Institute – www.cohealth.org
Online Educational Programs and Custom
Inservice Training
OVERVIEW
Part 1 – Direct Services
OVERVIEW – Direct Services
CoHealth Care Group
Behavioral Health Services
Contract with SNF, ALF and residential facilities
Provide intensive services to acute, short term rehab
pts
Attend rehab meetings and partner with rehab
departments and IDT
Provide ongoing services to long term, chronic care
pts
Follow an integrated, problem-focused care model
What We Do
We Do Care
Concept Healthcare and our shortened name,
CoHealth, embodies the spirit of partnership, the
means to learn from one another, and the desire to
address the whole person
We strive to raise the importance of the
psychological dimensions of aging
We offer behavioral health approaches for everyone
on the caregiving continuum
Basic Profile of Nursing Home
Residents (NHDS Data)
All Nursing Home
Residents
“Short Stayers” (few days to
“Long Stayers” (8 wks – 2
8 wks)
yrs)
Terminally
Ill
Short
Term
Rehab
Subacute
Physically
Frail
Cognitively
Impaired
Cognitively
& Physically
Impaired
CoHealth Services
The CoHealth behavioral health practitioner
emphasizes collaboration and integrated care
Specializing in the short-term, rehab patient who is
facing psychological barriers to recovery
Promoting a caregiving style to help residents better
manage or cope with their medical conditions
Services also provided to long term, chronic care
patients for adjustment problems, depression, and
other emotional and behavior disorders
Professionals selected for their commitment to
interdisciplinary communication
Our Service Model
Medicare’s Health & Behavior CPT codes are used to
address psychological complications from medical
conditions
Follows a brief, problem-focused treatment model,
and shifting away from traditional, long term
psychotherapy
Promotes integrated, collaborative care with IDT
Helps patients understand how physical condition is
impacted by emotions, outlook, and behavior
Helps families understand their role in bringing about
patient change
How Behavioral Health Treatment
Reduces Unnecessary Utilization
and Improves Care
Provides health information and support
Reduces psychological distress over medical conditions
Changes unhealthy behaviors
Improves stress and anger management skills
Mobilizes external social supports
Detects and treats under-diagnosed mental illness
Addresses somatization and somatic preoccupation
Friedman, R., et al., (1995) Behavioral medicine, clinical health psychology, and cost offset, Health
Psychology, 14, 509-518.
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CoHealth Care Group:
Patient Assessment
Areas of assessment:
cognitive functioning
emotional functioning, depression, anxiety
coping strategies
motivations and outlook
persistence, self-efficacy, acceptance of disability
Report of findings for IDT documentation and medical
chart
CoHealth Care Group:
Patient Treatment
Help with emotional adjustment to placement, and
managing acute and chronic medical conditions
Minimize effects of negative, hopeless, or
unmotivated attitude
Develop realistic appreciation for disability and
support treatment goals
Strengthen self-efficacy and belief in capacity to
complete treatment successfully
Replace emotion-focused coping with problemfocused coping skills
Residents who Benefit
Depressed, unmotivated, or hopeless outlook
Disagreeable, negative, non-compliant
History of psychiatric disorder or chronic mental
illness
Self-views of low self-efficacy, dwells on difficulties
and failure
Denial of limitations, rigid, cannot adapt to new
functioning
Family has unrealistic expectations
Benefits to Facility
Practitioner becomes part of the IDT and attends
rehab meetings
Close collaboration with IDT helps to improve
resident outcome and maintain eligibility for Part A
Twice weekly visits ideal for short LOS
Behavioral health assessments and treatment plan
are incorporated into resident’s care plan
Reduce burden of care from resident and family
OVERVIEW
Part 2 - Training
OVERVIEW– Training
CoHealth Institute
Online programs and courses, with continuing
education approval
Training for health care professionals,
paraprofessionals & family
Customized inservice classes for LTC staff
Live web conferences
Providing Behavioral Health
Education and Training for
Caregivers
Over 30 courses and educational programs on our
website, www.cohealth.org
Training and support for staff at:
Residential, assisted living and skilled nursing
facilities
Home health agencies
Hospices
Primary care clinics
Rehabilitation hospitals
Concept Healthcare Website:
www.cohealth.org
Interactive training and education on clinical issues,
disease management, compliance and documentation,
and family support
Topics for healthcare professionals, paraprofessionals,
and family caregivers who work with older adults
Individual and institutional memberships
CE accreditation for nurses, psychologists, licensed social
workers, CA certified nurse assistant
Monthly web conferences
Individual, customized training programs
Education and Training for Different
Audiences
Professionals: nurses, psychologists, clinical social
workers, rehab therapists
Paraprofessionals: certified nurses assistants,
nurses aides, direct care workers, home aides
Family members caring for an older adult
Courses for Professionals
Managing problem behaviors
Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
Ethical dilemmas at the end of life
Risk management in LTC
Modifying health risk behaviors
Courses for Paraprofessionals
Working with the terminally ill
Understanding depression, dementia, and delirium
Caregiver approaches for dementia patients
Programs for Family Caregivers
Understanding the who, what, and why of nursing
home placement
Locating senior resources in the community
Making end-of-life decisions
Families facing Alzheimer’s Disease
Communicating with individuals with dementia
Continuing Education Approval
American Psychological Association
California Board of Registered Nursing
California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners
Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners
California Dept. of Public Health, Aide and
Technician Certification
Concept Healthcare’s “Podium”
Outside Presenters schedule their own web
conferences, training events, meetings, and
educational programs for any size group
Use your content, and our technology platform
Presenter selects topics, schedule, sign-up process,
and audience
Access our video conferencing service with an
internet connection from any setting
Online registration process, and CE credits for
qualified topics are optional
Concept Healthcare Advisory Board
Members of our Professional Advisory Board are licensed
health care professionals and known and respected in
their respective fields: clinical, health, rehab, and
geropsychology, psychiatric nursing, hospice and end-oflife care, ethics, Medicare and medical records
documentation, and acute and chronic psychiatric
disorders
All course and program content is developed by the
members of the Advisory Board
Advisors are experienced in clinical health settings (acute
and rehabilitation hospitals), long term care, hospice,
home health organizations, and academic settings
Contact Information
Joseph M. Casciani, PhD – [email protected]
President, Concept Healthcare, LLC and Professional Corporations
Diann Draeger – [email protected]
Executive Assistant
Registrar, CoHealth Institute
Susan Christ – [email protected]
Director of Marketing and Sales
Regional Director, California
Angelika Shore – [email protected]
Regional Director, Texas
Brenda Billimoria, LCSW – [email protected]
Director, Quality Management
Thank you for your interest.
For questions or more information, please contact
Concept Healthcare
858-272-3992
[email protected]
Visit our website at:
www.cohealth.org