Tailored Plans will start October 1, 2023
NC Medicaid changed the start date for Tailored Plans to October 1, 2023. Until October 1, 2023, you will keep getting services the way you do now. 

Information and processes on this page will be changing in the weeks to come. 
Learn about Tailored Plan here

Great news! NC Health Choice will automatically move to NC Medicaid on April 1, 2023. Some benefits will be better; the rest will stay the same. Look for your new Medicaid ID card in March. Questions? Go to NC Health Choice Move to Medicaid or call Member & Recipient Services at 1-877-685-2415.


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Geriatric / Adult Specialty Team (GAST)

ENSURING CAREGIVER SUCCESS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.”
Mark Twain

Group of seniors exercisingGeriatric / Adult Specialty Team (GAST) Training is conducted throughout all 28 Trillium counties by Therapeutic Alternatives. To schedule a training please contact John Dawson at 910-231-5097. Therapeutic Alternatives helps caregivers by providing education about mental illness so that people can be more effective caregivers. The GAST Team does not respond to emergency or crisis situations.

Examples include but are not limited to:

  • Community Agencies
  • Long-Term Care Facilities
  • Senior Centers
  • Home Care Agencies
  • Departments of Social Services
  • Nursing Homes
  • Faith-based Organizations
  • Law Enforcement
  • Emergency Personnel
  • Volunteer Organizations
  • Domestic Violence Organizations

Therapeutic Alternatives helps caregivers by providing education about mental illness but they do not respond to emergency or crisis situations. They travel throughout our  catchment area to:

  • Provide training and education that enhances the understanding of mental health, substance use and dementia needs in older adults.
  • Ensure caregivers and service providers understand and know how to assess escalating behaviors to prevent psychiatric hospitalizations.
  • Offer required trainings and contact hours to Long Term Care staff at no cost.
  • Increase the ability of adults living with a mental illness to live successfully in their community with a trained caregiver.

Geriatric/Adult Specialty Team Documents and Resources:

 

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