Psychiatric Hospital at Home
Home is a place of warmth, safety, and stability.
Psychiatric Hospital at Home is an innovative care model that allows individuals facing mental health challenges to remain in their familiar home environment while receiving professional, compassionate treatment and focusing fully on their recovery.
In addition to its clinical benefits, care at home helps reduce feelings of isolation, addresses stigma, preserves daily routines, and enables meaningful emotional support from family and close caregivers.
Available at no cost with a referral from your health fund (Kupat Holim), or on a private, self-pay basis.
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Psychiatric Hospital at Home at Sharan
Psychiatric Hospital at Home is a high-quality alternative to inpatient psychiatric hospitalization in a hospital setting.
The focused intervention lasts on average about six weeks. At the beginning, care is intensive and includes frequent in-home visits. As the patient’s condition improves, the frequency of visits is gradually reduced, and online sessions are incorporated as well.
The process includes initial guidance toward rehabilitation, including assistance with benefits through the National Insurance Institute and support in obtaining eligibility for the rehabilitation basket, covering housing, employment, and leisure services.
The service is provided nationwide and includes:
- Psychiatric assessment within a few days of receiving approval from Kupat Holim
- A personalized treatment plan
- In-home care by an experienced multidisciplinary team, including a psychiatrist, nurse, and social worker
- When needed, the team is expanded to include a psychotherapist, dietitian, and occupational therapist
- Attention to coexisting physical conditions, such as chronic illnesses
- Support through a 24/7 service centre, available year-round
Psychiatric Hospital at Home is fully funded by Israel’s HMO’s (health maintenance organization) and involves no out-of-pocket costs for patients who meet the eligibility criteria defined by the Ministry of Health.
Psychiatric Hospital at Home at Sharan
Goals of Psychiatric Hospital at Home
- Improving the patient’s mental health condition
- Preventing or shortening hospitalization in a psychiatric ward
- Reducing the “revolving door” phenomenon of frequent, repeated hospitalizations
- Increasing treatment adherence and cooperation of both the patient and their family
- Establishing a long-term supportive framework to help prevent deterioration and recurrent hospitalizations after completion of Psychiatric Hospital at Home
Leading Diagnoses
The most common diagnoses treated as part of Psychiatric Hospital at Home include:
- Clinical depression
- Anxiety disorders
- Adjustment disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Psychotic disorders
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder
- Mental health conditions combined with physical illnesses, particularly among older adults
And more
Who Is the Service Suitable For?
- Adults aged 18 and over
- Individuals experiencing a significant mental health crisis, whether for the first time or due to worsening of an existing condition, including relapses, deteriorations, and acute mental health crises
- Individuals with mental health conditions who are not defined as a danger to themselves and/or others and are not in a state of active suicidality
- Individuals who have an adult primary caregiver in their environment, such as a family member, professional caregiver, foreign care worker, friend, or neighbour
- Individuals who have given informed consent to hospitalization and are willing to cooperate with treatment; the service is not intended for involuntary hospitalization
- Individuals whose home environment allows for a therapeutic process, including a supportive atmosphere, accessibility, and appropriate physical conditions, such as safe access and connection to water and electricity
Individuals who require constant, close supervision and are unable to manage their daily routine without continuous monitoring and support are not suitable for this service.
Interested in Checking Eligibility for Psychiatric Hospital at Home?
Contact your primary care physician, the treating psychiatrist, or a psychiatrist in the emergency department. If a private psychiatrist recommends Psychiatric Hospital at Home, please provide the recommendation and medical summary to the primary care physician.
The service is available at no cost with a referral from your health fund (Kupat Holim), or on a private, self-pay basis.
Was your referral not approved by the health fund? Does your health fund not have an arrangement with Sharan Home Healthcare?
You may contact us to explore receiving the service on a private, self-pay basis.
People we’ve been there for
There’s No Place Like Home!
Avoiding separation from family, friends, and the familiar daily routine
High availability, including an initial assessment within a few days and immediate start of treatment
High availability, including an initial assessment within a few days and immediate start of treatment
A personalized treatment plan, alongside guidance, training, and support for the primary caregiver and family
Extended caregiver–patient time, helping to build trust and meaningful therapeutic relationships
Reduced stigma and maximal protection of privacy
“We learned that one of our patients had not seen his son for 14 years. We succeeded in stabilizing the patient’s mental and physical condition, and the peak of the process was locating his son and bringing them together for a meeting. I am grateful for the privilege of helping patients and restoring their lives in many ways that are not necessarily medical.”
