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For providers & referral partners

Refer an older adult to Brightrise

A dependable place to send your older patients for geriatric-specialized, Medicare-covered mental health care by telehealth. We partner with physicians, care teams, and community organizations to help older adults get the care they need, without the usual barriers.

Why refer to Brightrise

Specialized care for older adults, and easy to refer to

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Specialized in older adults

Licensed clinicians focused on grief, late-life depression and anxiety, caregiver strain, and coping with illness and cognitive change.

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Quick, low-friction access

We minimize delays with prompt outreach, Medicare verification, scheduling, and technology setup, all handled for your patient.

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Care from home

Video or audio-only phone visits, so mobility, transportation, and distance stop being barriers to care.

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Closed-loop communication

With the patient's consent, we keep you informed so care stays coordinated across the team.

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Family included

With permission, we involve spouses, adult children, and other care partners, who are so often essential to an older adult's care.

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Medicare-based coverage

Covered under Medicare Part B and many Medicare Advantage plans, with most patients paying little or nothing out of pocket.

Who to refer

An older adult may benefit from a referral to Brightrise if they're experiencing:

  • Grief or bereavement, including the loss of a spouse, friends, or independence
  • Late-life depression or anxiety
  • Caregiver stress and burnout
  • Difficulty adjusting to a new diagnosis, a hospitalization, or a change in health
  • Loneliness and isolation, or trouble sleeping
  • The emotional weight of memory changes or a dementia diagnosis, for the person or the family

We serve adults 65 and older, and we also support younger family caregivers, whose care is often covered by their own insurance.

How a referral works

We're building referral relationships now and will be accepting patients soon. Here's how referring will work once we're live:

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Send the referral

Fax it securely to our HIPAA-compliant line, or call us. There's no portal to learn.

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We reach out

We contact your patient, verify their Medicare coverage, answer their questions, and set up the technology.

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Care begins

We match a geriatric-specialized therapist and begin sessions from home, by video or phone.

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We keep you in the loop

With your patient's consent, we share updates so care stays coordinated.

What we do for referring providers

  • Coordinate with primary care, geriatrics, psychiatry, and specialists
  • Verify Medicare coverage and handle the technology setup for your patient
  • Share updates on referral status, with the patient's consent
  • Provide clear information about our services, coverage, and availability
How to refer — now vs. at launch. Brightrise is launching soon in Iowa. Right now, the best step is to become a referral partner: tell us about your practice below or give us a call, and please hold off on sending any patient details. Once we're live, you can send patient referrals securely by HIPAA-compliant fax to (833) 409-2190 or by phone, and we'll take it from there.

Start a referral or partnership

Tell us about your practice and we'll be in touch. A member of our team will follow up to set up a referral pathway that fits your workflow.

For provider inquiries. Please don't include patient health information; we'll set up a secure way to share referrals.

Prefer to talk it through? Call (515) 207-2602, email info@brightrisewellness.com, or fax (833) 409-2190 (secure).