Click here to go back

agency-banner.gif (1541 bytes) Location: Thunder Bay - Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital
psychogeriatric treatment: Psychogeriatric Inpatient Programs:

The Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital offers two inpatient psychogeriatric programs:
  1. Dementia Care Program. The Dementia Care Program provides a multidisciplinary approach to serve people 65 years and older with challenging behavioural issues related to Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.

    The program provides assessment, treatment and stabilization wit the intention of returning clients to their own hoes or log term care facilities with strategies in place to met individual client and caregiver needs.


  2. Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry. The Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry Program provides a multidisciplinary team approach to serve people over 65 years and older with serious mental health problems.

The program provides assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and discharge planning with the intention of returning the clients to successful community living.

Summary Chart | Information Clearing House Home Page

Last Modified: 02/03/07
Contact: psychnet@uwo.ca