Seniors Mental Health Program Community Services, Seniors Outreach Nurses
Alberta Health Services - Central Zone
- Description
- Provides non-urgent comprehensive mental health assessments for Seniors.
Offers services to seniors by ruling out physiological factors, and provide care planning / behavior management strategies to clients in facility and in their homes. We assess for a variety of mental health concerns including:
- psychosis
- mood related concerns
- cognitive impairment
- anxiety etc.
- act as a liaison between CCMHBI to assist with admissions and attain psychiatric medication recommendations.
- act as a liaison between community partners such as homecare, family physicians, CCC's and other community supports to ensure clients have the appropriate supports in place.
We are typically a one-time consult, although will provide follow up in more complex situations. It is important to note that we do not provide therapy, or medication administration.
Key Provider: registered nurses (RNs), registered psychiatric nurses (RPNs) - Eligibility
- Yes, Generally for people 65 years and older.
- Application Process
- Service Access: See below, Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: Yes,An estimated wait time will be provided at the time of appointment booking.
- Telephone
- 780-542-3140
- Languages
- Interpreter/Translation services
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- March 20, 2023
- Address
- 4110 50 Avenue
Drayton Valley, AB, T7A 0B3
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon08:00 AM to 04:30 PMTue08:00 AM to 04:30 PMWed08:00 AM to 04:30 PMThu08:00 AM to 04:30 PMFri08:00 AM to 04:30 PM
Hours of operation are for information on service delivery only. Please contact location for actual hours of operation.
