Growing up!: Georgia’s Behavioral Health System of Care ...
Growing up!: Georgia's Behavioral Health System of Care for Older Adults
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Judy Fitzgerald, Commissioner
Jill D. Mays, MS, LPC, Director Office of Federal Grants and Cultural and Linguistic Competency
Behavioral Health Disorders in Older Adults: Costly, Disabling, and Deadly
Late-life anxiety is related to increased risk of depression-- both affect memory
Disabling-- symptoms and disorders impact selfcare, e.g. ADLs and IADLs
Reduces quality of life-- sometimes becomes deadly
? Suicide risk
? Risk factor for serious illnesses (diabetes, hear disease)
? Complicates recovery (stroke, hip fracture, etc.)
Depression and anxiety are costly:
? Higher healthcare costs (50100%)
? Increased morbidity, mortality, nonadherence, recovery costs
Late-life Suicide: A Major Concern: Every 90 Minutes
Behavioral Health and Older Adults
Most common disorders: Depression, Anxiety, Irritability/Lability, Apathy/Indifference 1 (suicide risk); Other conditions: Behavioral and Psychiatric Symptoms Associated with
Dementia, Fear of Falling
Persons aged 25-34 years visited an ED and/or died from an opioid-involved overdose more 2 frequently than persons in other age categories (36 deaths of persons 65 and older in 2016,
compared to 808 deaths of persons 25-64)
Persons aged 65-74 years were most likely to be hospitalized because of an opioid-involved 3 overdose.
At least 5.6-8 million (14-20%) of US older adult population has one or more mental health 4 disorders; 700,000 are nursing home residents
5 By 2030, as Baby Boomers age, the numbers of older adults in Georgia with behavioral health needs will increase by 80% (to 430, 837)
IOM Report: In Whose Hands 2013
Georgia Treatment Utilization Trends
83% Decrease after Age 65
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