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Information for Physicians


Referral criteria
Referrals from the client's physician are required.

There is no age limit for referral of clients, except that they must be adults and meet the appropriate reasons for referral which include: assessment and/or management of dementia or abnormal behaviour due to disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, and vascular dementia.

Excluded diagnoses (clients not eligible for this clinic)
Clients with any of the following referral diagnoses, or suspected referral diagnoses, will be excluded:

  • Attention Deficit Disorder
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Learning disabilities
  • Toxic Encephalopathy
  • Occupational and environmental exposures
  • Any diagnosis more suitable for one of the other clinics in the Brain Health Clinics

Services provided

  • Assessment and diagnosis
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Non-pharmacological management
  • Counselling
  • Education 

What clients should bring to their appointment

  • OHIP card
  • All medications in their original bottles
  • Assistive devices (e.g., hearing aid, glasses, walkers, etc.) 

Contacting us 
The Sam and Ida Ross Memory Clinic's phone number is 416-785-2444
Physician referral forms can be faxed to 416-785-2484
The Brain Health Clinics' central number is 416-785-4359

Location
We are located in the Brain Health Centre Clinics building at Baycrest, 3560 Bathurst Street. 

Referral Form
Please click here to download a referral form.