Geriatric Outreach Services
Includes Geriatric Program Assessment Team (GPAT) & Geriatric Mental Health Team (GMHT)
FEATURES
Program Features:
- healthcare professionals who do a cross-disciplinary & multi-dimensional assessment, including recommendations from geriatric specialty physicians
- assess many areas of health and day-to-day functioning, including: mobility/falls, activities of daily functioning (ADLs), memory, mood, medication management, social supports, emotional & behavioral complications of brain disease
- consultative services model, which provides recommendations for care providers, education, support & connection with resources
REFERRAL CRITERIA
- adults 65+ community-dwelling
- live within the boundaries of the WRHA
- require an in-home specialized geriatric assessment
- service is non-emergent
- client must be agreeable to a home visit
REFERRAL PROCESS
Open referral process – anyone can refer, including health care providers, community groups, families, clients.
Central Intake Phone: 204-982-0140
Central Intake Fax: 204-982-0144