Door County Medical Center is pleased to welcome Lauren Daoust, APSW as the new Program Director at the Senior Life Solutions program.
Senior Life Solutions, an intensive outpatient group therapy program, is designed to meet the unique needs of senior struggling with age-related depression, anxiety, difficult life transitions, a recent health diagnosis, or the loss of a loved one. As Program Director, Lauren Daoust will be responsible for directing and coordinating the activities of program staff to ensure quality patient care, and providing community education to create awareness of the program. She will also continue to serve as a program therapist, providing therapeutic services for patients utilizing group, individual, and family therapy sessions. She will focus on quality patient care and provision of services ordered by a physician.
Lauren has a Masters Degree in Social Work and has served as therapist for Senior Life Solutions since the program began in October 2020. Prior to this role, Lauren spent 6 years serving patients of DCMC as a social worker/case manager. Before coming to DCMC, Lauren worked as a social worker for Unity Hospice in Door and Kewaunee County. Lauren and her family live in Sturgeon Bay.
Daoust, said, “I’m excited to have the opportunity to serve our community in this new role by bringing the Senior Life Solutions Program into the lives of those who need us the most.”
Family members, physicians, self-referrals, or other health professionals can refer individuals to the program. For information on DCMC’s Senior Life Solutions program, call (920) 746-3778 or visit www.dcmedical.org.