Geriatric Medicine
BCHS Inpatient Geriatric Consult Service
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The BCHS Inpatient Geriatric Consult Service team consists of a Geriatrician, a Registered Nurse, and an Occupational Therapist.
The Geriatric Consult Service is designed to provide inpatient consultation services for older adults who present with complex functional, medical and/or psychosocial issues. Our team uses a comprehensive geriatric assessment and provides consultation to the older adult who requires a coordinated approach to care.
Some of the reasons to consult our team include: frailty (recent functional decline/frequent hospital visits), acute confusion/delirium, query dementia or behaviors related to dementia, polypharmacy, and falls/decline in mobility.
Inclusion Criteria: Age ≥ 65 years (no age restriction for referrals for suspected dementia).
Exclusion Criteria: Discharge from hospital expected within 48 hours or the only reason for referral is a need for a capacity evaluation.
| BCHS Inpatient Geriatric Consult Services |
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The Inpatient Geriatric Consult Service may provide any of the following services:
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| Our Purpose & Mission |
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Our team will provide comprehensive assessments and consultation services, with compassionate care. Our team will empower the older adult and their caregiver(s) to make informed decisions and provide client-centered care. Our goal is to help restore geriatrics to their role in the community whenever possible, and work with our community partners to ensure coordinated care transitions. We will work with our community partners to increase the capacity of health care and social services to enhance the quality of life of the older adult. |
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Our team accepts, and provides consultation services Monday to Friday, during business hours. Please speak with the most responsible physician during your stay in hospital, to discuss a referral to the Inpatient Geriatric Consult Services. If you have been referred to our team, and not seen as an inpatient, or require further outpatient follow up, your most responsible physician in hospital, or family doctor may refer you to Geriatric Outpatient Services. Please refer to the Central Clinical Intake Referral Form below to start the process. |
| Your Care Team |
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Grand River Community Health Centre, Outpatient Geriatric Consult Service
Driven by the current needs of our community, and increasing complexity of our aging population, several service partners (Brant Community Healthcare System, Alzheimer’s Society, Grand River Community Health Centre, Regional Geriatric Program) are pleased to announce that the existing memory clinic (Dr. Alexandra George) will integrate with a new geriatric medicine clinic (Dr. Mihaela Nicula) to form the Seniors Assessment Service.
Working together, Dr. Alexandra George and Dr. Mihaela Nicula will now both see seniors >65 years for complex memory and medical issues. This is a much welcome expansion to our community that will allow patients to be seen in shorter wait times and allow follow up as needed.
The Seniors Assessment Service is located at the Grand River Community Health Centre: 363 Colborne Street, Brantford.
All referrals for the Seniors Assessment Service must be sent through the Regional Geriatric Program, Central Clinical Intake.
Note: Please check off “Geriatric Medicine” and “Brant” on Page 2 of the referral form. The referral will be internally assigned to Dr. George or Dr. Nicula as clinically appropriate.
Central Clinical Intake Referral Form Frequently Asked Questions
Alzheimer Society of Brant: Intensive Case Management for Seniors with Dementia Living at High Risk
The Alzheimer Society of Brant, Haldimand Norfolk, Hamilton Halton is the local community agency dedicated to supporting families living with dementia and are part of a network of Alzheimer Societies operating across Ontario offering a variety of services in our region.
With a focus on programs and services surrounding their three pillars of care:
- Dementia Education
- Counselling & Support Services
- Health & Wellness activities
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| Older adults who have an age related-cognitive impairment; living at high risk; living in the community (not Long-Term Care) |
| What does the Intensive Case Manager Do? |
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Health Care Professionals: Referral Forms for Alzheimer Society