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Somatic and mental health nursing care
Care, support, connect
- Mental health care
- For all ages
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Almaval nurses provide psychiatric and somatic care for children, adolescents, adults, and elderly persons. They assist with your day-to-day treatment, monitor your health status, and support your family and loved ones, in liaison with your psychiatrist, your doctor, and the existing care network. Care takes place in our centres across French-speaking Switzerland and, depending on the situation, in your living environment.
The role of the mental health nurse
The psychiatric and mental health nurse provides the link between consultations and your daily life. He or she helps you follow your treatment, identifies warning signs with you, and works alongside the psychiatrist, the psychologist, and your attending physician. Care takes into account both your mental and physical health.
Our services
- Psychiatric follow-up : supportive consultations, monitoring of treatment and its effects, support between medical consultations;
- Somatic follow-up : attention paid to physical health, which goes hand in hand with mental health;
- Health status assessment : regular check-in on your overall condition and the development of your symptoms;
- Blood tests and laboratory work, for example to monitor certain treatments;
- Follow-up in the living environment : care in your living environment when the situation requires it;
- Pre- and post-operative follow-up ;
- Support for informal caregivers : information, support, and advice for the people close to the patient.
The services offered to each person are decided with them and with their physician.
How does nursing care take place?
The referral
Nursing care is most often suggested by your psychiatrist or your doctor. You can also make the request yourself: the reception will verify the necessary steps with you.
Assessment
During the first appointment, the nurse takes stock of your situation, your needs and your resources, and agrees with you on the goals of care.
The follow-up
The location, frequency, and content of the sessions are tailored to your situation and reviewed regularly, in liaison with the other professionals involved in your care.
Our nurses
Practicing Almaval nurses. Their locations, languages, and availability for new patients are updated continuously.
Where does care take place?
Care takes place in our centres and, for outreach care, in your living environment. See nurses by location:
Other professions: psychiatry, psychology and psychotherapy, neuropsychology. Psychotherapy approaches: TCC, systemic therapy, psychodynamic therapy, person-centred approach.
Reimbursement
With a medical prescription, nursing care can be covered by compulsory health insurance (LAMal), subject to the usual deductible and coinsurance conditions. The conditions that apply to your situation will be indicated to you by the secretariat. For any questions, consult Finding the right help or ask it when making your request.
Frequently asked questions
Is a medical prescription required for nursing care?
For coverage by basic insurance, a medical prescription is in principle required. The secretariat will inform you of the conditions that apply to your situation.
What does a psychiatric nurse do?
They support your daily treatment: supportive consultations, monitoring medication and its effects, assessing your health status, liaising with your psychiatrist and doctor, and supporting your loved ones.
Can care take place at home?
Yes, community-based follow-up allows for care in your living environment when the situation calls for it. This is decided with you and with your doctor.
Does nursing care also address physical health?
Yes, Almaval’s nurses also provide somatic follow-up, blood tests, and pre- and post-operative monitoring.
I am a caregiver: can I be accompanied?
Yes, support for informal caregivers is part of the services: information, support, and advice to help you accompany the person who is ill.
How to request an appointment?
Fill in the appointment request form specifying that you would like nursing follow-up. The secretariat will contact you to arrange the next steps.
Physician or healthcare professional
Refer a patient
To request nursing care for a patient, the dedicated page brings together the relevant documents, the prescription, and timeframes.
In case of emergency or crisis, consult the page Crisis Reception Service or call 144.
