1. CareNow Services
Leena Krishnaswami, CEO
Dr. Joel Kirson, Medical Director

2. CareNow Services
 Providing mental health services in 131 nursing facilities in Georgia.
 29 clinicians including 6 Psychiatrists, 2 APRNs, and 21 LCSWs and
LPCs.
 Initial consultations, medication management, ongoing verbal
therapy.
 Crisis management by phone 24 hours a day.

3. CareNow Services
 In-Service sessions for staff on behavioral management.
 Guidance for nursing facilities on the PASRR/Level II process.
 Family education and meetings.
 Supporting documentation to address pharmacy recommendations.
 TelePsychiatry services for rural homes.

4. Number of CareNow Patients Seen
Per Month
1,600
1,471
1,348
1,400 1,330 1,354
1,289
1,200 1,265
1,185
1,000
800
600
400
200
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Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12

5. CareNow Services
TelePsychiatry Program

6. Number of Nursing Homes that use Telepsych Services
by Month
16
15
14
13 13
12 12
12
11 11
10 10 10 10
10
9
8 8
8
7 7
6
6
4
2
2
0

7. Number of Patients Seen
by Month
200
200
180
160
140
120
88
100
80
60
27
40
20
0
Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12

8. CareNow TelePsychiatry
Program:
Unique
Advantages
 Quality psychiatric care for nursing homes in rural settings.
 Near on-demand crisis consultation for urgent clinical
cases.
 Notes from consultant site received by e-mail/fax the same
day.
 Consistency in psychiatric care.
 Handles pharmacy recommendations.

9. CareNow TelePsychiatry Program:
Future Goals
 Lower unnecessary psychiatric hospitalization of residents.
 Provide multi-site in-services for nursing homes struggling
with similar patient types.
 Web-based programs for Electronic Medical Records that
nursing homes share with the consultant in real time.
 1013 by TelePsychiatry evaluation.
 Outcome studies on nursing home satisfaction, cost
efficacy, reduced poly-pharmacy, and reduced hospitalization
rates.

10. CareNow Services
Phone Number: (770) 664-1920
Fax: 888-388-9622
www.care-now.net