Older Adult Outreach Program (OAOP)
Mental Health - Senior and Seniors Services
Provided by Vancouver Coastal Health
The OAOP program provides case management and care giver support for clients who are 65 years or older, struggling with a cognitive or progressive memory disorder with an associated psychiatric and/or behavioral management concern.
The multi-disciplinary team includes Psychiatric Nurses, mental health support workers, OTs, Psychiatry and Outreach Workers in Squamish. Satellite services to Whistler and Pemberton are available but are locally provided by a generalist clinician within the teams.
Programming available to clients includes:
Access to specialized geriatric psychiatric consultation and ongoing support
Outreach services to support client with functional impairments who require support in the community to work on therapeutic goals related to their recovery
Group programming to support symptoms management, skill building, leisure and community integration
Access to Occupational Therapist (OT) consultation for functional and cognitive assessment and treatment recommendations
Eligibility:
Resident of Squamish, Pemberton or surrounding areas or Whistler
Ages 65 or older who are struggling with a cognitive or progressive memory disorder with an associated psychiatric and/or behavioral management concern.
Criteria may also include clients who have recently developed serious mental illness with physical and functional decline or a mental illness co-occurring with misuse of alcohol, prescription medications or other substance of misuse.
Programming available to clients includes:
Eligibility:
778-894-3200
Website: https://www.vch.ca/en/location...
38075 2nd Avenue, Squamish, British Columbia, V8B 0A2
Open Monday to Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Health professional referral
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Vancouver Coastal Health:
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- Adult Tertiary Mental Health Assessment and Treatment - Vancouver General Hospital
- Older Adult Mental Health & Addiction Services Central Intake - Non-emergency Support Phone Line
Availability
Service area: Pemberton, Squamish, Whistler + show cities
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
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