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What it does
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Contact information
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Psychogeriatric Resource Consultant for Primary Care
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Based in Mt. Sinai Hospital, the PRC for Primary Care provides services and supports to assist primary care physicians in caring for their patients and their caregivers, with a focus on dementia and responsive behaviours.
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416-586-4800, ext. 5251
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PRC Dementia Resources for Primary Care
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Baycrest Seniors Counselling and Referral Service
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Provides counselling, referrals and health system navigation support to anyone with a question about seniors care. Referrals can be made to programs at Baycrest or anywhere else in the community.
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416-785-2500, ext. 2223
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Baycrest Centre for Mental Health
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A multi-component treatment program for people dealing with late-life mental health problems. The service provides psychiatric assessment and treatment for seniors within the community who are experiencing health problems such as depression, anxiety, and changes in memory, behaviour, or personality. Programs are also offered that address caregiver stress
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416-785-2500, ext. 2730
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Alzheimer Society of Toronto First Link
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A referral program designed to help people newly diagnosed with dementia. After referral a social worker will contact the patient directly.
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Contact: George Torys
416-640-6310
Email
Website (with online referral form)
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Seniors Crisis Access Line
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SCAL provides access to local services and supports for seniors in crisis experiencing issues such as mental health and addictions concerns, age-related cognitive problems, memory loss or wandering, self-neglect, elder abuse concerns, and life adjustment problems. They can provide immediate referrals and linkages to community mobile-crisis units, supports for family and caregivers, and translation support for 110 languages. SCAL service covers seniors living between the 401 and Lake Ontario, and Warden to Islington.
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416-619-5001
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Monday to Friday
10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Toronto Dementia Network
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The Toronto Dementia Network is a website with an extensive collection of information about dementia-related services and events in Toronto.
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Website
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Behavioural Support for Seniors
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The Behavioural Support for Seniors Program (BSSP) enhances quality of care and life for people struggling with, and demonstrating, difficult behaviours as a result of mental health, dementia, neurological conditions and brain injuries.This program is for seniors, their families and caregivers, who are living at home or in long-term care homes.
The BSSP is made up of specialized behavioural programs including:
- community outreach teams,
- a transitional behavioural unit,
- long-term care teams,
- crisis mobile services and
- an education and training consortium.
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Website
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The Access Point
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Coordinated access to mental health, addictions and supportive housing providers within Toronto. Open to anyone 16 years of age or older, with mental health and/or addictions problems that are seriously affecting their lives, and live in or plan to live in the Access Point boundaries, which are Port Union Road to Highway 427, and Steeles Ave. to the lake.
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416-640-1934
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