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Program:
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Grey and Bruce Counties Behavioral Supports Ontario Mobile Team
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Crisis:
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519-376-2121 (ask switchboard to be put through to Crisis Pager)
Call 911 in emergencies
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Address:
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c/o Behavioral Supports Ontario Mobile Team
Brightshores Health System
1800 8th St E, Unit 4-2
Owen Sound, ON
N4K 6M9
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Service Description:
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Interdisciplinary team that provides services and supports for older
adults, their families and caregivers, who are coping with or at risk
for developing responsive behaviours associated with dementia, mental
illness, addictions and other neurological conditions
Services include:
- assessment and screening
- plan, implement, and evaluate care strategies
- document
and promote effective communication between the person with responsive
behaviours, their families, mobile team members, and all other care
providers
- short-term follow up
- education and support to staff in long term care, hospital, and the community, as well as families and other care partners
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Application:
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Call for referral * referral form completed by a health care professional or self-referral
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Eligibility - Population(s) Served:
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Adults 65 years and older (unless dementia diagnosis is present) with responsive behaviours related to mental health, addictions, dementia, and/or related neurological conditions, living in long-term care homes or in community settings, and their caregivers
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Area(s) Served:
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Bruce County and Grey County
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