Burlington has been selected as location for 5-bed intensive residential service home. Here's why.
The Medicaid-funded program, the site for which has been acquired and is expected to open
That legislation requires that mental health regions establish homes that provide community-based services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to those with persistent mental illness and functional impairments.
"The IRSH (intensive residential service) home is that 'no-eject, no-reject' home," said
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"It's just a higher level of care to make sure that the folks are safe and productive and healthy," Woodford said. "What we're looking for is to make sure they're a part of the community and there's community integration and they're out in the community engaging and being productive. So it's going to give opportunity for them to be a part of the regular population and to be normalized and to be part of
Services will be customized to a personal plan according to needs identified by a Level of Care Utilization System for Psychiatric and Addiction Services assessment administered by a managed care provider.
"If it's anything related to helping them with self-esteem or any mental health issues, we'll certainly help them with and guide them to make sure they get the services in the community, you name it," Woodford said.
The average length of stay for individuals referred to the program is expected to be about four months. After leaving the IRSH home, they will be transitioned to a lower acuity of care such as an apartment with support in place.
The IRSH home will be the first of its kind for Southeast Iowa Link, as well as the County Rural Offices of Social Services region, which includes
Hyndman said that, because of the nature of the services that will be provided, the partnership between the mental health regions is useful.
"It's some of the most intensive services helping people," Hyndman said.
He explained the bed count has to do with Medicaid.
"In order to get Medicaid funding, it's got to be less than 12 beds because Medicaid doesn't want large, institutional settings," Hyndman said. "They want it community-based, in the community, and so they're looking at a five-bed home so they can serve five people at a time."
Because the home will be located in
Woodford said First Resource is advertising for about 10 positions, including direct service providers, a supervisor, care coordinator and registered nurse, to staff the home, where at least two staff members will be present at all times.
Woodford said the support services already in place, as well as the level of need in southeast
"We saw it as a lot of opportunity," she said. "There's a lot of services available in that area as far as ancillary services, and there's a lot of folks in that area that can benefit in southeast
"We have good experience working with folks in
There now are two Medicaid-funded five-bed crisis stabilization homes within the SEIL region, one in
SEIL also has a contract for sub-acute services in
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Recovery centers offer peer support without the paperwork
Those in need of mental health support also can benefit from recovery centers like the one that opened in 2018 at
"There's no requirements for eligibility, so it's a walk-in kind of center," Hyndman said. "They sign their name and there's no other paperwork to do."
The Recovery Center is staffed by
"People get to choose the hours that they want, the activities that they want," Hyndman said. "So many people just have paid staff in their lives. Well, this gives them a chance to have some peer supports, too, which some people find very helpful."
There are support groups for women, those struggling with anxiety and depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and more. There's also a group that focuses on art and wellness, as well as free lunch.
The Recovery Center is open from
For more information, call Optimae at (319) 237-1732.
Those experiencing a mental health emergency should call 911, or they can call the SEIL Region Crisis Line at (877) 404-4770. There's also the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which can be reached by dialing 988.
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