Residents
PGH treats elderly persons (65+ years of age) who:
- Are in need of inpatient treatment for mental illness,
- Meet the requirements for voluntary or involuntary admission as determined by their mental health center, and
- Do not have a medical condition that requires priority treatment in an acute care hospital.
According to PGH's facility profile, "80-90% of PGH's admissions come from a complex combination of psychiatric and physical impairments whose needs are not met in traditional medical or psychiatric settings". Many hospital residents are transferred there because of complex behavior that nursing homes are not equipped to manage . Under Virginia law, patients must be transferred out of nursing homes if they :
- Present an imminent physical threat or danger to self or others,
- Require continuous licensed nursing care (seven-days-a-week, 24-hours-a-day), or
- Have other medical and functional care needs of residents that cannot properly be met in an assisted living facility.
Read more about this topic: Piedmont Geriatric Hospital
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