Why Leading Facilities Choose ViaQuest: A More Integrated Approach to Behavioral Health

ViaQuest is built to simplify and strengthen behavioral health in long-term care. Our fully integrated model brings psychiatric medication management, therapy, Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS), and on-site mental health nursing together under one accountable clinical team.

This approach eliminates the need to coordinate across multiple vendors and creates a more streamlined, consistent experience for both staff and residents.

As the industry shifts toward claims-based Quality Measures and increased integration between MDS data and billed claims, alignment has become more important than ever. Facilities are now seeing firsthand how discrepancies between diagnoses, documentation, and services can impact outcomes and compliance.

When multiple behavioral health providers are involved, inconsistencies in diagnoses, documentation, and care approach can create gaps that impact both compliance and outcomes. A unified model eliminates that variability by placing oversight with one clinical team responsible for ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment across all services.

This structure allows facilities to operate more effectively, with:

  • Streamlined communication with nursing and administration
  • Faster clinical intervention and medication follow-up
  • Reduced fragmentation of care
  • Consistent, compliant documentation practices
  • Stronger, measurable outcomes through integrated oversight

At a corporate level, this model can be scaled across an entire portfolio, creating alignment in expectations, performance, and results. Facilities benefit from:

  • Ongoing collaboration with operational, clinical, and executive leadership
  • Clear expectations around outcomes, compliance, and service delivery
  • Quarterly scorecards outlining Quality Measures and progress
  • Clinical outcome tracking, including PHQ-9 and GAD-7 data

As ViaQuest continues to expand services, including substance use treatment and medication-assisted therapy, we are further strengthening the continuum of care available to residents.

Our role goes beyond service delivery. ViaQuest functions as a true behavioral health partner – helping facilities improve outcomes, support their teams, and reduce regulatory risk through a fully integrated, accountable model.

A Conversation That Sparked Change: Celebrating Toledo’s New Accessible Splash Pad

Sometimes, one simple conversation can lead to something amazing.

Last year, Molly, an individual supported by ViaQuest Day & Employment Services (VDES) Toledo, shared a wish with her Service and Support Administrator (SSA). She wanted to spend a day at a splash pad.

But there was a problem.

Because Molly uses a wheelchair for mobility, visiting a splash pad wasn’t as simple as showing up. Most splash pads didn’t have the equipment she needed, like a shower chair or transfer lift, to safely enjoy the water.

Instead of letting that dream end there, people listened.

Turning a Challenge into Change

Molly’s story inspired action.

The Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities partnered with the City of Toledo to create a fully accessible splash pad at James Farr Park. The new splash pad includes equipment that helps people who use wheelchairs safely enjoy the space, making it possible for more families and individuals to cool off and have fun together.

It’s a great example of what can happen when a community works together to make sure everyone is included.

A Day Worth Celebrating

When the splash pad opened, Molly’s friends from ViaQuest Day & Employment Services Toledo were there to celebrate with her.

Seeing Molly enjoy the splash pad she had dreamed about was a special moment for everyone. It was also a reminder that accessibility is about more than ramps and equipment—it’s about giving people the chance to participate, make memories, and enjoy their community alongside everyone else.

Why Accessible Spaces Matter

Everyone deserves the opportunity to enjoy parks, playgrounds, and splash pads.

When communities invest in accessible spaces, they create opportunities for people of all abilities to spend time with family and friends, stay active, and feel included. Small changes can make a big difference in helping everyone enjoy the same experiences.

Celebrating Inclusion

At ViaQuest, we believe everyone deserves the chance to live a full and meaningful life. We’re proud to celebrate Molly, whose simple wish helped inspire a change that will benefit many people for years to come.

Congratulations to Molly, the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities, the City of Toledo, and everyone who helped make this accessible splash pad a reality.

We’re excited to see this new space bring joy, laughter, and lasting memories to so many individuals and families in the Toledo community.

ViaQuest, Office Depot Celebrate Successful Job Training Program for Adults with Disabilities

DUBLIN, Ohio (Oct. 21, 2014) – ViaQuest Employment Services joined Office Depot, Inc., Kessler Foundation and Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) today in celebrating the initial successes of its job training and employment program for adults with disabilities.

ViaQuest worked with Office Depot to implement a job training program for adults with disabilities at Office Depot’s distribution center in Southwest Columbus, Ohio. Office Depot has gone on to provide full- and part-time employment to many of the individuals with disabilities who have completed ViaQuest’s job training program.

“Our program is different than a typical job training program,” said Larry Worth, executive director, ViaQuest Employment Services. “Participants are brought directly into the facility for two days and are taught skills that can be used across the facility, rather than learning one specific repeated task. Many of those individuals are then offered full- or part-time employment.”

ViaQuest Employment Services provides pre-qualified, trained applicants on a full-time, part-time or seasonal basis for employment training, job placement, job coaching and follow-up support. The organization has developed strong partnerships with many companies that are also passionate about hiring people with disabilities.

OOD – the statewide agency for employment and rehabilitation services – identifies potential participants for the Office Depot training program. OOD provides services to nearly 4,000 Central Ohioans with disabilities in Franklin and contiguous counties and more than 27,000 throughout Ohio to assist them in realizing their employment goals.

Office Depot is a leading global provider of office products, services and solutions. The company’s disabilities hiring program is being facilitated through a two-year grant from Kessler Foundation to help expand employment for adults with disabilities. The resulting grant project was designed to assist Office Depot in developing local and national partnerships within the disability community to create career training programs aimed at increasing its hiring of people with disabilities. Ohio, along with three other states, is participating in this pilot program.

“Office Depot is proud to partner with the Kessler Foundation, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities and ViaQuest on this worthwhile program,” said Ken Roman, General Manager for the Office Depot distribution center in Southwest Columbus. “We’re committed to helping improve the lives of people in the communities where we do business. By giving individuals with disabilities the skills and resources to become well-trained associates, we’re providing them with the best chance for sustaining meaningful, paying employment.”

Kessler Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the lives of people with disabilities through rehabilitation research and funding disability employment initiatives. OOD is the state agency responsible for assisting individuals with disabilities to live independently, gain meaningful employment or receive disability benefits through the Social Security Administration.

For more information about the celebration or ViaQuest’s Employment Services division, please contact Larry Worth at 614.339.0852 or visit www.ViaQuestEmploymentServices.com.

About ViaQuest

ViaQuest, Inc. is a healthcare company that believes strongly in choice for its employees and the people it serves. Its areas of expertise include home health and hospice, mental and behavioral health, and developmental disabilities. ViaQuest offers quality, highly-personalized, specialized and cost-effective care, empowering individuals to function independently and live their best possible lives. Through a wide range of innovative services referred to as ViaQuest’s Circle of Care, a skilled, dedicated staff ensures that the people served are active participants in their own care. The company is based in Dublin, Ohio. For more information, call ViaQuest at 800-645-3267 or visit www.ViaQuestInc.com.

Red Bank Office

New ViaQuest Office Now Open On the East Side of Cincinnati

ViaQuest Day & Employment Services has recently opened a new location on Red Bank Rd.
to offer services for individuals with developmental disabilities

 

CINCINNATI, OHIO, July 20, 2016 – ViaQuest Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of their second location in the Cincinnati area for their vocational program that provides services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Along with a wide variety of planned community outings, ViaQuest Day & Employment programs provide fundamental support to empower adults with disabilities to live their best lives while achieving optimum health and independence. ViaQuest delivers on this promise in a setting that is safe, inviting, challenging, and fun. Transportation services are available.

The grand opening of 4625 Red Bank Rd., Suite 101B, Cincinnati, OH 45227 is Tuesday, July 26 from 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., with tours of the new facility taking place during the open house.

“This is a great place for people with disabilities to hang out with friends, create lasting relationships and develop new skills that could increase their success and earning potential,” said Chasity Chamberlin, Executive Director, Day & Employment Services.

In business for nearly 19 years, ViaQuest is a comprehensive provider of support services to people with developmental disabilities, children and adults with mental and behavioral health care needs, and aging adults through home health and hospice services. ViaQuest employs more than 1,500 people throughout Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. ViaQuest has the scale and stability of a large company and ensures the commitment to local relationships found in a small company.

Find out more about our Day & Employment services here.

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