Older Adult Mental Health Program - Powell River
Mental Health - Adult & Senior and Seniors Services
Provided by Vancouver Coastal Health
Program offers specialized services for adults 65 years and older with mental illness, substance use, dementia, behavior issues related to dementia, and physical and functional decline.
The program provides:
Specialized assessment and consultation
Rehabilitation
Treatment/case management
The rehabilitation program offers:
Individual occupational therapy assessments
Psychosocial day program
Peer support, and group programs
The specialized services are for older adults who are 65 and over who:
Have recently developed a mental health problem such as depression or bipolar illness
Have a high risk behaviours related to advancing dementia
Have medical problems related to aging that complicate the treatment of a mental illness
This service is provided by the Mental Health Team at Powell River General Hospital but most people are seen in their own homes.
604-485-3300
Website: http://www.vch.ca/locations-services...
In qathet General Hospital - #3rd Floor, 5000 Joyce Avenue, Powell River, British Columbia, V8A 5R3
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Health professional referral
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Vancouver Coastal Health:
Just the closest matches listed. Click to see more!- Geriatric Rapid Access Clinic
- Older Adult Assessment and Treatment at Vancouver General Hospital - For Older Adults with Severe or Persistent Mental Illness
- Older Adult Mental Health Program
Availability
Service area: Powell River
Service Types Provided
Mental Health - Adult & Senior
- Access / Intake for Health Authority Mental Health Services
- Access / Intake for Health Authority Mental Health Services (Older Adult)
- Behavioural Issues (Older Adult)
- Bipolar
- Counselling - Free or Low Cost
- Day Programs (Mental Health)
- Depression
- Navigation Support
- Older Adult / Seniors
- Outreach Services
- Peer Support: Mental Health
- Psychological Assessment / Testing
- Health Authority Services: Mental Health Services (Older Adult)
Seniors Services
- Access / Intake for Mental Health or Addiction Services: Access / Intake for Mental Health Services (Older Adult)
- Adult Day Services
- Alzheimers / Dementia
- Condition Specific Support
- Older Adult / Seniors Mental Health
- Outreach
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at home
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.