DHS Webinars Focusing on Behavioral Health Services for the Nursing Facility Population
Due to feedback shared with the Department of Human Services (DHS) regarding the importance of providing behavioral health services in nursing facilities and making sure nursing facilities know how to access these services, DHS has developed a webinar entitled “Behavioral Health Services for the Nursing Facility Population.” The webinars, which all contain the same material being presented, is a joint effort with the DHS’ Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL), Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS), the Behavioral Health (BH) Managed Care Organizations (MCO), and the Community HealthChoices (CHC) MCOs, and it is being hosted by the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA). Other collaborative partners include the PA Department of Health and LeadingAge PA.
The webinars are as follows:
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
2:00 pm–3:30 pm
1.5 CEUs for SNF
Please register using this registration link.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
2:00 pm–3:30 pm
1.5 CEUs for SNF
Please register using this registration link.
The first webinar was conducted on April 12, 2022. The webinars will be interactive and are meant for nursing facilities to have the opportunity to ask questions and begin dialogue on how to improve behavioral health services in their facilities. The webinars will also allow the BH-MCOs, the CHC-MCOs, and the nursing facilities to further collaborate on this issue. The webinars will be recorded.
Webinar Presenters:
- Jamie Buchenauer, Deputy Secretary, OLTL, DHS
- Kristen Houser, Deputy Secretary, OMHSAS, DHS (April 12 and April 26)
- Adair, Medical Director/Chief Psychiatric Officer, OMHSAS, DHS (May 3)
- Kellie Mainzer, Director Western Operations, Bureau of Community and Hospital Operations, OMHSAS, DHS
- Marjorie Faish, Program Analyst 3, Bureau of Policy Development and Communications Management, OLTL, DHS
- Duncan Bruce, Director of MCO Integration, Community Care Behavioral Health
- Rachel Lee-Price, Manager, Behavioral Health Clinical Services, Beacon Health Options of Pennsylvania, Inc.
- Joe DiMeo, Jr., Behavioral Health Coordinator for Community HealthChoices, Community Behavioral Health
- Lauren Keane, Magellan Behavioral Health
- Dan Eisenhauer, Director of Operations, PerformCARE (April 26 and May 3)
- Brian Gannon, Manager Behavioral Health Programs, PerformCARE (April 12)
- John McFarland, Director, MCO Integration, Relations & Policy, UPMC CHC
- Heather Clarke, Director Care Management, Complex Needs and Behavioral Health, PA Health & Wellness (April 12 and May 3)
- Oliva Martin, Director of LTSS, PA Health & Wellness (April 26)
- Sara Reitenauer, Manager of LTSS Behavioral Health and Collaborative Services, Community HealthChoices, AmeriHealth Caritas CHC/Keystone First CHC
- Dyann M. Roth, President and CEO, Inglis
- Tara Winter, Nursing Home Administrator, Former Senior Center Executive Director, Chapel Manor Genesis HealthCare®
- Jessica Peacock, Director of Recovery and Community Outreach, Peerstar, LLC
- Stacy Williams, Social Service Supervisor, Kane Regional-Scott
Questions should be directed to Marjorie Faish, OLTL.
