Older Adult Mental Health Services - North Shore
- 145 West 17th Street, Suite 350 North Vancouver, BC V7M 3G4
- Fax: (604) 982-5601
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Masks are currently required in all patient care areas of hospitals, long-term care facilities and community health-care sites and clinics. Please do not enter these facilities if you have cold or flu-like symptoms, such as runny nose, sore throat, fever, cough, shortness of breath/trouble breathing, diarrhea or vomiting. Do not enter these facilities if you feel unwell, no matter how mild the symptoms.
Visitors to long-term care and seniors’ assisting living facilities need to wear a medical mask in common areas and when participating in indoor events in common areas.
Thank you for helping keep patients and staff healthy this season.
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ਆਤਮ ਹੱਤਿਆ ਹਾਟਲਾਈਨ: 1-800-784-2433
ਬੀ ਸੀ ਸੰਕਟ ਲਾਈਨ ਨੂੰ ਕਾਲ ਕਰੋ: 604-310-6789
ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਮਦਦ ਲਈ ਫ਼ੋਨ: 1-800-668-6868
KUU-US ਸੰਕਟ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਲਾਈਨ (ਬੀ ਸੀ ਵਾਈਡ ਇੰਡੀਜੀਨਸ ਟੋਲ ਫਰੀ ਸੰਕਟ ਅਤੇ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਲਾਈਨ):: 1-800-588-8717
The Older Adult Mental Health Team is an interdisciplinary team providing community-based mental health services at no cost.
How to access
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Check eligibility
We support individuals, generally aged 65+ living on the North Shore who require an interdisciplinary team and meet one or more of the following criteria:
- A progressive cognitive disorder with associated psychiatric and/or behaviour management problems and/or co-occurring misuse of alcohol, prescription medications, or other substances
- A recently developed serious mental illness and physical and functional decline
- A severe and persistent mental illness with cognitive, physical, or functional decline
Individuals under the age of 65 will be seen if they have a progressive memory disorder with associated psychiatric and/or behaviour management problems.
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Get a referral
Please speak with your family doctor or nurse practitioner about a referral.
There is no cost for services.
Clients remain under the care of their General Practitioner or Nurse Practitioner.
ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ
- ਸੋਮਵਾਰ: 8:30 am to 4:30 ਸ਼ਾਮ
- ਮੰਗਲ਼ਵਾਰ: 8:30 am to 4:30 ਸ਼ਾਮ
- ਬੁੱਧਵਾਰ: 8:30 am to 4:30 ਸ਼ਾਮ
- ਵੀਰਵਾਰ: 8:30 am to 4:30 ਸ਼ਾਮ
- ਸ਼ੁੱਕਰਵਾਰ: 8:30 am to 4:30 ਸ਼ਾਮ
- Saturday: ਬੰਦ
- ਐਤਵਾਰ: ਬੰਦ
How to get there
Elevator accessible from underground parkade.
How we help
The Older Adult Mental Health Team is an interdisciplinary team providing community-based mental health services at no cost.
Our services help improve the quality of life of older adults (and their caregivers), who are vulnerable due to a combination of psychiatric, medical
and social factors.
We offer psychiatric assessment and treatment for older adults who may require outreach services.
Our approach is to match services with individual needs. We provide case management and psychiatric services as needed and may also include liaising with pharmacies, families, and other community supports.
Our services
We offer our clients a number of different services to meet their individual needs:
- Interdisciplinary assessment, treatment, and consultation.
- Education to clients, their care partners, and community members.
We offer the following specialized services:
- geri-psychiatric assessment and consultation,
- case management,
- psychosocial rehabilitation,
- functional assessment, and
- group engagement.