|
|
Program:
|
London and Middlesex Behavioural Response Team
|
|
|
Phone Numbers:
|
519-667-6865
|
|
Crisis:
|
Call 911 in emergencies
|
|
After Hours:
|
Reach Out: 519-433-2023
|
|
Fax:
|
519-667-6559
|
|
|
Address:
|
London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital
800 Commissioners Rd E, Rm A2-691
London, ON
N6A 5W9
|
|
|
|
|
Intersection:
|
Wellington Rd and Commissioners Rd E
|
|
|
Location:
|
London (Central)
|
|
|
Accessibility:
|
Wheelchair Accessible
|
|
|
Accessibility Notes:
|
All assessments completed in client's home
|
|
|
|
Hours:
|
Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
|
|
|
Executives:
|
Alexandria Houston - Manager
519-685-8500 ext 34865 * alexandria.houston@lhsc.on.ca
|
|
|
Contacts:
|
Tammy Bentley - Enhanced Psychogeriatric Resource Consultant
519-685-8500 ext 75913 * Tammy.Bentley@lhsc.on.ca
|
|
|
Service Description:
|
Interdisciplinary team that provides services and supports for older
adults, their families and caregivers, who are having challenging responsive behaviours associated with dementia, mental
illness, addictions and other neurological conditions * team includes nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, recreational therapists, and psychologists
Services include:
- assessment started within 1 week of referral with higher risk individuals started sooner
- behavioural and biopsychosocial assessments, aimed to identify the unmet needs influencing responsive behaviours
- completion of standardized screening tools
- recommendations to promote effective communication between the person with responsive behaviours and care providers
- non-pharmaceutical recommendations to decrease responsive behaviours
- support for caregivers in implementing recommendations and evaluating the impact
- outreach support (case managers visit clients in homes, retirement and long term care homes, hospital or other community support settings, such as Adult Day Programs)
- formal and informal education, in-service, and workshops on the topic of Responsive Behaviours
- brief follow-up
|
|
|
Fees:
|
Free
|
|
|
Application:
|
Call geriatric centralized intake at 519-685-4046 for referral * health care professionals must complete referral form and fax to centralized intake at 519-685-4020
|
|
Eligibility - Population(s) Served:
|
Adults aged 65 +, with responsive behaviours of risk, related to dementia, mental health, addictions, and/or related neurological conditions., where responsive behaviours are placing the client or others at high to moderate risk for harm if preventative measures are not put in place
|
|
|
Languages:
|
English
|
|
Language Note:
|
Interpretation available for other languages upon request, as required
|
|
|
Area(s) Served:
|
London and Middlesex
|
|
|
Last Updated:
|
3/31/2025
|
|
|
|
Service Record URL:
|
http://thehealthline.ca/displayService.aspx?id=162144
|
|
|