Geriatric & Rehabilitation Services

Conditions

Geriatric & Rehabilitation Services are provided at three locations in Metro North:

• Redcliffe Hospital
• Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS)
• The Prince Charles Hospital.

Geriatric & Rehabilitation Services includes:

• Clinical Geriatric Research
• Cognitive assessment/memory clinic
• Dementia diagnosis and management
• Falls Assessment
• Geriatric Assessment/ Medicine
• Neurodegenerative Disorders
• Rehabilitation Assessment
• Spasticity Assessment

Out of scope services

The following are not routinely provided in a public Cognitive Impairment and Dementia service.

• Outpatient follow-up of adults for acquired brain injury or neuro developmental disorders i.e., except whether there is a new onset of memory/cognitive decline
• Presentations that would be more appropriately assessed and managed by specialist mental health services e.g. where a primary psychiatric diagnosis (e.g. major depression, generalised anxiety disorder, schizophrenia) is the most likely cause of the patient’s presenting symptoms
• Assessments of financial and testamentary capacity
• Formal occupational therapy driving assessments
• Out of scope for cognitive impairment and dementia interventions

Intervention Criteria

• Post-Diagnosis Counsellor: Consider referring to Dementia Support Australia for additional support.

Note: Ideally, these services should be integrated into a comprehensive assessment and management team in the future.

• Genetic testing/counselling Genetic Health Queensland or Neurogenetic disorders | Clinical Prioritisation Criteria
• Request for an Aged Care Assessment can be requested through the Single Assessment Organisation (formally known as ACAT and RAS) via the My Aged Care website: https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/healthprofessionals
• Dementia Research

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