Older Adult Mental Health
The following information on referring patients assists General Practitioners (GPs) in facilitating a referral, and to minimise patient waiting times.
Meet the team
- Medical (Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychiatric Registrar, Medical Officers)
- Community Mental Health Nurses
- Social Workers
- Clinical Psychologists
Eligibility
To be eligible for referral to Bentley Older Adult Mental Health Service, consumers must reside in the following areas:
| Ascot | Belmont |
| Bentley | Burswood |
| Cannington | Carlisle |
| Cloverdale | Como |
| East Cannington | East Victoria Park |
| Ferndale | Karrawarra |
| Kensington | Kewdale |
| Lynwood | Manning |
| Redcliffe | Riverton |
| Rivervale | Rossmoyne |
| Salter Point | Shelley |
| South Perth | St James |
| Waterford | Wattle Grove |
| Welshpool | Willetton |
| Wilson | Victoria Park |
Consumers must also have the following:
- dementing disorder with behaviour disturbance
- late onset mental illness
- those with mental illness and whose needs are best met in elderly environment
- under 65 years of age with pre-senile dementia or suspected pre-senile dementia
Exclusion criteria
The Older Adult Mental Health Service is not available to patients with conditions where specialist services would be more appropriate. These conditions include:
- Intellectual disability
- Acute physical illness/ delirium
- Acquired brain injury
The service does not provide forensic assessments, or expert options to courts. The service is also not the appropriate agency to handle primary issues of accommodation or nursing care placement issues.
Every referral is individually assessed to determine the most appropriate treatment options or pathway for care.
Urgent referrals
Urgent referrals should be faxed, followed by a phone call made to the triage officer who will respond to the referral based on urgency.