Behavioral Health Partner for Facilities

More than psychiatry — a partner in quality care.

Wolf Laurel Wellness partners with skilled nursing and long-term care facilities to improve resident outcomes, support CMS compliance, and strengthen interdisciplinary care — with prompt evaluations and responsive, on-site psychiatric coverage.

Stephanie Lonow, PA-C walking with a resident at a partner facility
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Our Approach

We partner with facility leadership, nursing staff, and primary care providers to improve resident outcomes while supporting compliance with CMS regulations.

How We Help

Four ways we support your facility.

Excellent psychiatric care and the regulatory support your team needs to navigate today's expectations.

Clinical Excellence

  • Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations
  • Ongoing medication management
  • Dementia & behavioral expertise
  • Behavioral symptom management

Regulatory Support

  • CMS-compliant documentation
  • Gradual Dose Reduction (GDR) oversight
  • Psychotropic medication monitoring
  • Survey readiness & care planning

Facility Partnership

  • QAPI meeting participation
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Staff education & support
  • Family communication

Better Resident Outcomes

  • Improved quality of life
  • Fewer unnecessary hospitalizations
  • Fewer behavioral crises
  • Safer transitions of care
Supporting CMS Compliance

Confidence with psychotropic oversight.

Facilities face increasing scrutiny regarding psychotropic medication use. Wolf Laurel helps you maintain compliance while prioritizing resident safety and quality of life.

Documentation clearly communicates the clinical rationale for treatment, medication use, behavioral interventions, and when GDR is contraindicated — supporting regulatory compliance and survey readiness.

Indications

Clear clinical indications

Ensure every psychotropic medication has a documented, defensible reason.

GDR

Gradual Dose Reduction

Identify residents who may qualify — and document when GDR is clinically contraindicated.

Monitoring

Effectiveness & side effects

Ongoing monitoring of medication response and tolerability.

Survey

Survey-ready records

Documentation designed to communicate rationale clearly to surveyors.

QAPI Partnership

Behavioral health touches nearly every quality measure.

Stephanie can participate directly in your QAPI meetings — bringing psychiatric insight to the quality-improvement table, not just the bedside.

Review behavioral health trends

Spot patterns across the resident population before they become crises.

Reduce psychotropic risk

Identify opportunities to lower medication risk and support GDR.

Assist survey preparedness

Help your team walk in ready with clear behavioral-health documentation.

Discuss behavioral interventions

Collaborate on non-pharmacologic approaches that work on the floor.

Review challenging cases

Bring a psychiatric lens to your most complex behavioral situations.

Drive quality initiatives

Partner on behavioral-health quality-improvement projects over time.

Credentialing & Quality

Built for insurance-based facilities.

Everything your credentialing coordinator, medical director, and survey team need to bring us on with confidence — fully enrolled, screened, insured, and quality-focused.

100%
Credentialed
& Enrolled
$1M/$3M
Malpractice
Coverage
5★
Quality Rating
Support
≤48h
Referral
Response
Medicare & Medicaid enrolled
Active NPI & CAQH profile
State-licensed PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry
OIG & SAM exclusion screening
Criminal background check
Facility orientation & onboarding
Five-Star Quality Measure support
MDS & PHQ-9 documentation
Stephanie Lonow, PA-C
An Extension of Your Team

Stephanie Lonow, PA-C

CAQ-Psychiatry · U.S. Army Veteran

Board-certified in psychiatric care with eight years of hospitalist experience, Stephanie brings both clinical depth and a partnership mindset to every facility she works with.

"I view myself as an extension of your interdisciplinary team — helping facilities navigate CMS expectations while delivering excellent psychiatric care."

From appropriate gradual dose reductions to documenting when reductions aren't clinically appropriate, she helps ensure psychiatric medications have clear indications — and she's glad to join your QAPI meetings.

PA-C CAQ-Psychiatry 8 Yrs Hospitalist U.S. Army Veteran
Beyond the Facility

We also care for individuals & families.

The same unhurried, evidence-based psychiatric care — wherever it's needed most.

In-home psychiatric visit

In-Home Visits

For older adults whose mobility or cognition makes travel difficult — comprehensive psychiatric care in the comfort of home.

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Telehealth psychiatric visit

Telehealth

Secure video visits statewide across North Carolina — the same clinical depth, without the commute.

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Stephanie with a veteran

Veteran Care

Psychiatric care informed by shared experience — Stephanie is a U.S. Army veteran and combat medic.

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Let's Partner

Bring behavioral health expertise to your facility.

A short conversation is enough to see whether Wolf Laurel is the right fit for your residents and your team.