The Elder Mobile Outreach Team (EMOT) provides home-based services to elders including:
- Clinicians and a Registered Nurse who conduct assessments and ongoing in-home counseling
- A Peer Bridger who provides individualized recovery oriented supports
- Psychiatric evaluation and medication management, if indicated, can also be arranged through the Adult Outpatient program
- A Clinical Care Coordinator to support EMOT clients to connect to critical medial and behavioral health resources and to outreach underserved populations
- A Housing Navigator - to support EMOT client experiencing homelessness or those who are at risk of homelessness to explore supportive resources to obtain or retain housing
Referrals are made to EMOT by the Bristol Elder Services (BES) and local Councils on Aging (COA). EMOT services are funded in part by grants from Bristol Elder Services (BES), the Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA), and the Mass Council on Aging (MCOA).
Services available:
- Elder outreach
- Crisis intervention
- Individual therapy
- Consultation for caregivers
- Community education
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Medication management
- Psychiatric home health