In-House Program

The interdisciplinary team conducts assessments with the focus on recognizing and addressing distress and behaviours. The treatment service aims to implement a creative and individualized approach to alleviate symptoms of disease and accompanying behaviours.

Once triggers to behaviours have been identified and successful interventions Implemented, care is one of enrichment—optimizing quality of life—rehabilitation—and skill development preparation for discharge.

Once discharge has been identified, the Regional Clinical Key Liaison will be contacted to coordinate this process. A Rosehaven team member will accompany the individual to the receiving facility and give an overview of the care plan and interventions developed. Telephone follow-up will be conducted by Rosehaven following discharge at one week, one month, three months, and six months. The individual will have a priority re-admit to the Rosehaven Program if further difficulties arise.

Admission Criteria

For admission an individual:

must be eligible for continuing care services
must have disruptive, unmanageable behaviours
must have a diagnosis that may include but is not limited to:
-    dementia with mood, psychosis or behavioural disorder
-    mood disorders — major depressive, bipolar
-    psychosis — schizophrenia, paranoid delusional disorder
must have a legal proxy decision maker where necessary

For admission a regional health authority:

must have accessed all available resources within their own region;
must utilize their regional key clinical liaison or regional placement coordinator for referrals to the Rosehaven Provincial Program;
must have a reciprocal agreement that indicates agreement to integrate the individual into regional placement options upon discharge

An individual will not be admitted if they:

are in the acute phase of either their physical illness or mental disorder
are repeatedly violent or aggressive, requiring extraordinary measures which are beyond the program’s resources to manage
require care or behaviour management related to head trauma or developmental delay
are certified under the Mental Health Act

Fee
The resident pays the set accommodation fee which includes medications and personal care supplies. There is no charge for professional health or personal care services.

If required, subsidies are available through the enhanced Alberta Seniors Benefit or through AISH (Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped) www.seniors.gov.ab.ca

Care Team

The interdisciplinary care team consists of:

Dietary	Pharmacy	Occupational Therapy
Education	Physiotherapy	Pastoral Care
Medical Service	Psychiatry	Social Work
Nursing	Psychology	Recreational Therapy

Service provision by the interdisciplinary team includes opportunities to collaborate with
continuing care providers throughout Alberta.

Eden Philosophy
The Bethany Group has adopted the Eden Alternative as the guiding philosophy in our residential care settings. This philosophy provides guidance on how we can help people to continue to live meaningful lives when they can no longer live independently. It supports an environment that addresses the three "plagues" of loneliness, helplessness and boredom and creates a place where residents want to live, families want to visit, and staff wants to work.

Contact Information

For more information please contact:

Resident Care Manager
The Bethany Group
4612 53 Street
Camrose, AB T4V 1Y6
Phone: 780.679-3040

Or

Director, Health Services
The Bethany Group
4612 53 Street
Camrose, AB T4V 1Y6
Phone: 780.679.2008

A copy of the brochure about the In House Program is available.