Clinical Services for Older
Rush offers clinical care that specifically meets the needs of older adults in a variety of areas.
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Family and Patient Support
Activation and Coordination Team
This team of nurses and social workers collaborate to help high-risk adults receiving Medicaid coverage through the Medical Home Network and primary care service through Rush.
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AIMS Model
Social workers collaborate with a variety of practices at Rush to assist people having difficulty following their medical plan of care due to social and environmental barriers.
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Bridge Model: Transitional Care Support
Bridge supports Medicare beneficiaries (ages 18 and older) who are discharged with home health and includes bedside meetings with patients and families and communicating with them after discharge. The Advanced Bridge Coordination Project helps Medicare beneficiaries with five or more hospitalizations or emergency department visits in the previous year.
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Support for Mental Health and Cognitive Issues
Cognitive Behavioral Movement Disorders Program
Multidisciplinary care for patients with movement disorders (e.g., Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease) who experience cognitive and behavioral issues as well as support for their caregivers.
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Geriatric and Rehabilitation Psychology
Psychologists with expertise in the emotional challenges of aging offer help with adjusting to chronic diseases, loss, caregiving issues and more.
Geriatric Psychiatry Program
Geriatric psychiatrists work with older adults to help them understand and cope with such issues as anxiety, depression and dementias.
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Department of Social Work and Community Health
Licensed clinical social workers provide specialized assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety and other mental health concerns for older adults.
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Rush Center for Cognitive Resilience
Specialists perform neuropsychological evaluations to identify cognitive strengths and weaknesses; empower patients to overcome cognitive challenges; and provide strategies to compensate for cognitive problems.
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Rush Memory Clinic
A team specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and the cognitive effects of stroke consult patients with memory and thinking problems.
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Medical Support
College of Nursing Faculty Practice
Nurses from Rush strategically partners with Chicagoland long-term care facilities to provide expert faculty clinicians, consultants and students.
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Palliative Care
A team of specialists provides care to Rush patients suffering from chronic and life-limiting conditions, such as certain cancers, ALS and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Physiatrists help older adults attain their rehabilitative goals after injuries and illnesses.
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Rush Primary Care
Many primary care clinics at Rush provide geriatric services, and some even offer home visits for the convenience of the patient.
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Rush University Senior Care
A team of geriatricians, nurse practitioners, a dietician and a social worker provide primary care to patients age 65 years of age and older, and consult with patients’ primary care physicians regarding issues related to aging.
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These are models/programs for professionals, developed at Rush. I feel all of the programs except AIMS and Bridge are patient facing as well. I feel both patients and providers should know about them as resources.