Edmonton Home Living - Care of the Elderly
Alberta Health Services - Edmonton Zone
- Description
- The team provides specialized geriatric consultation services for complex frail seniors in Home Living.
COE coverage is provided to Home Living clients as a limited and concentrated resource. The COEs are assigned specific to geographic location, with part-time on-site availability. This varies per Home Living network office. The COE is a consult service and does not assume the role of the most responsible health care provider (MRHP).
- Consultation on complex clients
- Attendance at home care team or client / family conferences
- Attendance at Home Care client case reviews
- Home visits to homebound Home Care clients who requires an assessment
- Home Care clinic visits for complex / geriatric assessments
- Provides support for post-acute discharged clients presenting with geriatric syndromes
Indications for COE Referral
- Multiple co-morbidities and presentation of geriatric syndromes (aging, dementia, depression, delirium, incontinence, vertigo, falls, failure to thrive, neglect and abuse, sleep disruption, polypharmacy)
- Exhibits unexplained decline in cognition (acute or gradual)
- Dementia requiring support for care planning and medical intervention
- Challenging and/or unmanaged responsive behaviors (gradual onset)
- Assessment to support determination of capacity
- Unexplained decline in function from baseline daily activities (gradual onset)
- Unmanaged safety concerns
- Medication optimization (cannot be only reason for referral)
- Significant caregiver stress, no caregiver (cannot be only reason for referral)
- Transitions of care and/or support with decisions related to relocation to higher level of care, acute care or rehabilitative care
- Chronic and / or neuropathic pain in the older adult
Key Provider: care of the elderly physicians, occupational therapists (OTs), physical therapists (PTs), registered nurses (RNs) - Eligibility
- Yes, Must be admitted to the Home Living program.
- Application Process
- Service Access: Professional Referral Required, Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.
Referral Process: N/A
Waiting Period: Yes,Current waiting list is 3 - 4 weeks
- Telephone
- 780-496-1300
- Fees
- Fee: N/A
Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: N/A - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- August 20, 2024
- Address
- Bonaventure Gate; 13140 St. Albert Trail
Edmonton, AB, T5E 6R3
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon08:00 AM to 04:15 PMTue08:00 AM to 04:15 PMWed08:00 AM to 04:15 PMThu08:00 AM to 04:15 PMFri08:00 AM to 04:15 PM
Closed on Statutory holidays