This Team provides specialized consultation, assessment, treatment and management of patients with moderate to severe stages of Dementia / Neurocognitive Disorders or Mental Illness who reside in Long Term Care Homes.
Treatment Approaches:
• Comprehensive Psycho-Geriatric Assessment with ongoing
case management follow up
• Collaboration with Primary Care MRP regarding diagnoses,
ongoing investigations, prescriptions, etc.
• Complex management of medications for severe Dementia
related behaviours
• Recommendations and collaboration with partners in the
development and monitoring of behaviour management care
plans
• Referrals and collaboration with community services
Note: Under 65 years if experiencing difficulties usually associated with aging such as, Parkinson’s or Dementia with associated behaviours
- A diagnosis of any of the following:
- Dementias / Neurocognitive Disorders
- Mental Illnesses - Any of the following clinical concerns:
- Risk harming themselves or others
- Risk being aggressed by others
- Exhibit challenging responsive behaviours not well managed by Interpersonal Interventions (IPI) and Environmental Interventions (EI)
- Wandering and Exit Seeking
- Complex Medication Review (Psychotropics)
- Multiple Emergency Room Visits for Behaviours - Not currently under the care of a Geriatric Psychiatrist elsewhere