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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthy Ageing Clinic (HAC)

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthy Ageing Clinic (HAC) provides specialist geriatrician services in a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

people over 50 years of age with chronic or complex conditions relating to ageing, frailty, disability, and cognitive problems. Please refer to HAC information for clinic details. GPs can refer via GP Smart Referrals searching Geriatric Medicine in the Condition and Specialty box or send a referral to Metro North Central Patient Intake.

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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