Inpatient Senior Behavioral Health Clinic – Elizabethton

12-bed inpatient geropsych unit serving the Elizabethton area

Helping seniors find hope and happiness

As adults age, it’s common to experience life-changing events that can cause an emotional and psycho-social strain.

The New Leaf Senior Care unit at Sycamore Shoals Hospital is an acute-level healthcare facility that treats and improves the lives of people 55 and older* who are suffering from a wide range of psychiatric conditions, including:

• Depression, sadness and anxiety
• Severe memory loss and dementia
• Disorientation and hallucination
• Increased social withdrawal and isolation
• Suicidal thoughts or behaviors
• Sleep disturbances
• Extreme fluctuation in weight
• Loss of interest in appearance and self-neglect
• Aggressive or agitated behavior
• Prolonged grieving
• Loss of desire to live

*Ages 45 to 54 are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Referrals

To make a referral, please call (423) 542-1358.

Respond 24/7 intervention helpline

Reaching out is a sign of strength.

No matter what you’ve done or what life’s done to you, you aren’t alone.

Call the Respond helpline – any day, any time – at 1-800-366-1132.

We’re here to listen.