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Dementia Services
What does it do?
The Planned Care Group provides a range of dementia services to people living in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear. They are:
Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation Day Hospital
Location: Castleside Day Unit, Centre for the Health of the Elderly, Campus for Ageing & Vitality, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE
Description:
Assessment, treatment and rehabilitation by a multi disciplinary health and social care team for older people with mental health problems arising from functional or organic disorders.
Day Hospital also have Memory Clinics in Newcastle upon Tyne Includes memory management services providing assessment, treatment, diagnosis and monitoring of medication as per shared care protocols
Telephone: 0191 256 3191
Opening times: 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday
How to get referred: Via Specialist Mental Health Service accessed via GPs
Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service
Location: Cresswell Ward (24 beds), St George’s Park, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2NU
Description: Assessment, treatment and rehabilitation by a multi disciplinary health and social care team for older people with mental health problems arising from organic disorders such as dementia
Telephone: 01670 501874
Opening times: 24 hours, 7 days a week
How to get referred: Via Care Co-ordinator, GP, Primary Care Mental Health Team and Specialist Mental Health Service
Intermediate Care
Location: Centre for the Health of the Elderly, Campus for Ageing & Vitality, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE
Description: Community psychiatric nurse’s provide support to 10 community rehabilitation beds in Chirton House Local Authority Resource Centre and 10 community rehabilitation beds in Connie Lewcock Local Authority Resource Centre and into the community resource team across the city.
Intermediate Care also provide support to Byker Bridge
Telephone: 0191 256 3113
Opening times: 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday
How to get referred: Via Care Co-ordinator,
GP, Primary Care Mental Health Team and Specialist Mental Health Service
Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation Day Hospital
Location: Castleside Day Unit, Centre for the Health of the Elderly, Campus for Ageing & Vitality, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE
Description:
Assessment, treatment and rehabilitation by a multi disciplinary health and social care team for older people with mental health problems arising from functional or organic disorders.
Day Hospital also have Memory Clinics in Newcastle upon Tyne Includes memory management services providing assessment, treatment, diagnosis and monitoring of medication as per shared care protocols
Telephone: 0191 256 3191
Opening times: 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday
How to get referred: Via Specialist Mental Health Service accessed via GPs
Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service
Location: Cresswell Ward (24 beds), St George’s Park, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2NU
Description: Assessment, treatment and rehabilitation by a multi disciplinary health and social care team for older people with mental health problems arising from organic disorders such as dementia
Telephone: 01670 501874
Opening times: 24 hours, 7 days a week
How to get referred: Via Care Co-ordinator, GP, Primary Care Mental Health Team and Specialist Mental Health Service
Intermediate Care
Location: Centre for the Health of the Elderly, Campus for Ageing & Vitality, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE
Description: Community psychiatric nurse’s provide support to 10 community rehabilitation beds in Chirton House Local Authority Resource Centre and 10 community rehabilitation beds in Connie Lewcock Local Authority Resource Centre and into the community resource team across the city.
Intermediate Care also provide support to Byker Bridge
Telephone: 0191 256 3113
Opening times: 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday
How to get referred: Via Care Co-ordinator,
GP, Primary Care Mental Health Team and Specialist Mental Health Service
Who it is for?
for people suffering from dementia and their carers
Where it is available?
Local service (Tynedale, Wansbeck, Alnwick, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Blyth Valley, Castle Morpeth).
How to access or apply for it:
See contact details for each service above
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Info last updated:
26/10/2011
