D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health
D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health
Service Plan Brief for Mental Health
- Introduction
Mental health includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Mental health impacts on how people think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how humans handle stress, relate with other people, and make healthy choices (Dunn, 2017). Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood as it determines the type of life people live. Mental illnesses are among the most common health conditions in the United States.
Nursing care plans, while created primarily for the nursing team, can also be used by interdisciplinary team members to promote cohesive and comprehensive holistic treatment of the patient (Johnson et al., 2021 D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health). If other team members are aware of the goals and interventions laid out in the nursing care plan, they can better work in conjunction with, rather than counteractive to, the nursing staff. D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health
Service Idea
The service idea is to provide education and care for people suffering from mental problems. Today, many people have different mental problems caused by stress, anxiety, and substance disorder. My idea is to educate affected people and society at large to take care of their mental health to avoid depression, anxiety, and related mental health problems. D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health
Importance of the Service to the Population
More than 50% will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their lifetime. One out of five Americans experience a mental illness in a given year. 1 in 5 children, either currently or at some point during their life, have had a seriously debilitating mental illness (Kopelovich et al., 2021). 1 in 25 Americans lives with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression.
Many people with mental health disorders also need care for other physical health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, respiratory illness, and disorders that affect muscles, bones, and joints (Falkov et al., 2020 D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health). The costs for treating people with both mental health disorders and other physical conditions are 2 times higher than for those without co-occurring illnesses. By combining medical and behavioral health care services, the United States could save $37.6 billion to $67.8 billion a year.
Nursing care plans are an important part of providing quality patient care (Pietras, & Wishon, 2021 D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health). They help to define the nurses’ role in the patient’s treatment, provide consistency of care and allow the nursing team to customize its interventions for each patient. Additionally, it promotes holistic treatment of the patient and helps define specific goals for the patient.
Hospice Care and Service
Hospice care is comfort care for patients with a prognosis of six months or less if their disease runs its natural course, as certified by a physician. Routine hospice care takes place wherever the patient calls home—a private residence, nursing home, assisted living community, or residential care facility for the elderly. Daily care is provided by a family caregiver or relatives and supported by an interdisciplinary team of hospice experts: nurse, aide, physician, chaplain, social worker, volunteer, and bereavement counselor, with additional specialists stepping in to help as necessary. All of the team members specialize in compassionate end-of-life care.
- Market Analysis
Today, the healthcare industry is a vibrant sector due to increased mental education, Spending, and awareness. An improved socioeconomic landscape of mental health industry reveal that 61 million Americans have suffered mental disorder. The upward trend in the number of mental health problems particularly substance abuse, depression and anxiety are becoming common. D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health
Targeted Demography
This service targets youths and older people. I target the youths because they are the most affected by drug abuse leading to mental health problems. The elderly are also vulnerable to mental health problems due to aging.
Potential Referral Bases
Minorities and low-income dwelling areas have the highest cases of mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.
Potential Competitors
Non-governmental organizations offering mental healthcare services
- SWOT Analysis
(Use the following table in your response to part C in the task requirements)
| Strengths | Weaknesses |
| My knowledge and skills | -Lack of effective guidance on efficacy and suitability. D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health |
| My is experience | Lack of adequate financial backing |
| consistency of service | The program lacks capacity to deal with competitors |
| Support from experienced hired staff | Being a small entity, the impact on community is little |
Discussion on SWOT Analysis
My experience as a psychotherapist is my strength, I will use it to offer quality mental health care to the community. Regarding the weaknesses, I will seek for financial help from partners in the mental health care industry to be able to offer high quality care and withstand pressure from competitors. D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health
| Opportunities | Threats |
| Increased awareness and education on mental health | Acceptance issues |
| Provision of affordable care | Usability issues |
| Anonymous care | Competition |
| Convenience | Lack of strong financial base |
C.1 SWOT Analysis Results
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
| Category | Description of the Service Plan Costs |
| The Organization | Paying for hired labor |
| Paying for psychiatric assessment tools | |
| Operations | Providing treatment and care to mental health patients |
| Operation costs | |
| Costs related to supply and materials | |
| The Client/Patient | Costs of acquiring assessment equipment |
| Costs of creating an ambient environment for counselling | |
| Substance abuse Victims | |
| The Staff | Labor costs |
| Costs of acquiring Professional psychiatrists and general LPNs | |
| Technology | Costs of acquiring computers |
| Screening tools, Electronic health records, and diagnostic and testing tools | |
| Costs of acquiring patient electronic records |
| Category | Description of Service Plan Benefits |
| The Organization | |
| Mental health facility | |
| Operations | Psychiatric patients traditionally have been cared for in long-stay mental health facilities, formerly called asylums or mental hospitals. Today the majority of large general hospitals have a psychiatric unit, and many individuals are able to maintain lives as regular members of the community (Settipani et al., 2019 D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health). There are still facilities that specialize in the treatment of mental illness.The hospital stay of many persons with chronic mental illness has been shortened by modern medication and better understanding on the part of the public. Patients are encouraged to participate in facility-based activities and programs (Wang et al., 2020). They may be encouraged to return to the community, beginning with trial visits at home, or they may be placed in assisted-living or group homes. Every effort is now made, through the use of appropriate medication and support services, to have the patient integrated into the community |
| The Client/Patient | Substance abuse victim |
| The Staff | Nurses, counsellors, social workers, and psychiatrists |
| Technology | |
| There are currently over one thousand mobile apps devoted to mental health, with many focused on anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. Mental health apps allow people who are hesitant to seek face-to-face services find help, often anonymously (Clark et al., 2018 D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health).Mobile apps also allow doctors and mental health professionals to monitor progress and treatment adherence. Although these apps have great potential, there is very little regulation of mental health apps or research on their effectiveness (Lo et al., 2021). However, they can often be a good first step for those who have avoided mental health care in the past | |
- Risk Assessment and Strategies
| Risks | Overall Results and Strategies for Minimizing the Risks |
| · A history of mental illness in a blood relative, such as a parent or sibling· Stressful life situations, such as financial problems, a loved one’s death or a divorce · An ongoing (chronic) medical condition, such as diabetes · Brain damage as a result of a serious injury (traumatic brain injury), such as a violent blow to the head · Traumatic experiences, such as military combat or assault · Use of alcohol or recreational drugs | Treatment includes counselling or medication, including antidepressants. D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental HealthLifestyle drug Avoid alcohol, Reduce caffeine intake, Physical exercise, Quitting smoking, Relaxation technique, Stress management and Healthy diet Therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy, Meditation and Psychotherapy |
- Financial Projections
In the first year, the company will invest $ 1.5 million as startup capital. This money will go into leasing facility where practice will happen, hiring staff, buying equipment and catering for operational costs. In the second year, I will inject additional $ 1 million dollars into the business with the view to expand it and for marketing purposes. On revenues, in the first year, the business expects a revenue of 300 USD. In the second year, the projected profit is $1.5 million.
Payers
Medicaid and Medicare, private payers
- Operational Expense Budget
$ 200,000
| Category | Description and Cost ($) of Each Type of Expense |
| Personnel Expenses | Transport |
| Health insurance | |
| Mortgage | |
| Other-than-Personnel (OTP) Expenses | Renters insurance |
| utilities | |
| rent | |
| wages | |
| taxes |
H1. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
| Service Plan KPIs | Measurement and Frequency | |
| Structure: | Testing the organizational strength and viability | |
| Process: | Checking if all processes are running smoothly | |
| Outcome: | Observable changes is the criteria to be used in analyzing progress |
H 3. Future Decisions
Future decisions will be made based on the above KPIs and the SWOT analysis. For example, and evaluation of the organizational structure will be done every six months to ascertain its viability and strength. Similarly process and outcomes will be put through rigorous tests continuously to assess their strength. D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health
H 4. Improvement Strategies
Holistic treatment is a fast-growing segment of mental health treatment that offers natural options for those wondering how to treat mental illness without medication (Bradley, &Becker, 2021). Most holistic activities borrow from time-honored Eastern medical practices that help promote relaxation. When stress is regulated through these holistic therapies, many will find their symptoms diminished in severity. Holistic treatments for mental illness include:
- Yoga
- Fitness and nutrition.
- Massage therapy.
I .Tasks and Timelines
| Task | Task Owner Title | Timeline |
| Education on physical fitness | Wellness coach | 2 months |
| Education on nutrition | Nutritionist | 6 months |
| Therapy | Psychiatrists | 3 months |
| Counseling | Therapist | 5 months |
| Collecting patient data | therapist | continuous |
Executive Summary
Nurses cannot make medical diagnoses–only physicians are legally allowed to do that. However, oftentimes physicians tend to neglect the social, emotional, or other physical needs of the patient that are not directly related to the medical diagnosis. Nurses are the first line of defense here and usually see the things that doctors do not pick up. That is where the nursing diagnosis comes into play, and why a nursing care plan is developed.
The nursing care plan helps to identify the unique role that nurses have in caring for the overall health and well-being of their patients and allows them to adequately address their patients’ needs without having to rely solely on a doctor’s orders or interventions. The SWOT analysis shows the strength and weaknesses of the business. I will use the strengths to make the business better. The weaknesses will be analyzed to improve areas that need attention. D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health
D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health References
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- Clark, D. M., Canvin, L., Green, J., Layard, R., Pilling, S., & Janecka, M. (2018). Transparency about the outcomes of mental health services (IAPT approach): an analysis of public data. The Lancet, 391(10121), 679-686.
- Dunn, V. (2017). Young people, mental health practitioners and researchers co-produce a Transition Preparation Programme to improve outcomes and experience for young people leaving Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). BMC health services research, 17(1), 1-12.
- Falkov, A., Grant, A., Hoadley, B., Donaghy, M., & Weimand, B. M. (2020). The Family Model: A brief intervention for clinicians in adult mental health services working with parents experiencing mental health problems.
- Johnson, S., Dalton-Locke, C., San Juan, N. V., Foye, U., Oram, S., Papamichail, A., … & Simpson, A. (2021). Impact on mental health care and on mental health service users of the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods survey of UK mental health care staff. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 56(1), 25-37.
- Kopelovich, S. L., Monroe-DeVita, M., Buck, B. E., Brenner, C., Moser, L., Jarskog, L. F., … & Chwastiak, L. A. (2021). Community mental health care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic: practical strategies for improving care for people with serious mental illness. Community Mental Health Journal, 57(3), 405-415. D030 Service Plan Brief for Mental Health
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- Wang, J., Lloyd-Evans, B., Marston, L., Mann, F., Ma, R., & Johnson, S. (2020). Loneliness as a predictor of outcomes in mental disorders among people who have experienced a mental health crisis: a 4-month prospective study. BMC psychiatry, 20, 1-15. https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/