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Memory Team | Counties Manukau | Te Whatu Ora
Public Service, Older People's Health
Description
Formerly Counties Manukau Health Memory Team
What is the Memory Team?
The Memory Team was established mid-2013 to improve services for people with memory problems, cognitive impairment and/or dementia within the Counties Manukau area.
We offer specialist, comprehensive assessments for people with cognitive impairment or dementia in their own homes. This gives clients and their whaanau/family a clearer understanding as to what is happening, why and what the implications are for the future.
With knowledge, understanding and support, clients and their whaanau/family can begin to plan for the future and live well with memory loss.
Dementia Clinicians
The Memory Team is a multidisciplinary specialist service made up of staff with both physical and mental health experience including:
- Geriatrician
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Social Work
- Physiotherapy
- Old Age Psychiatry
The Memory Team works in collaboration with Dementia Auckland.
Referral Expectations
Your GP will refer you to this service if they think you would benefit from seeing a team of people to assist with any difficulties related to memory problems, cognitive impairment and/or dementia.
Click on the following links for more information about the different services for older people provided by Counties Manukau Health.
Fees and Charges Description
There are no charges for services to public patients if you are lawfully in New Zealand and meet the eligibility criteria set by the Ministry of Health. If you do not meet the criteria, you will be required to pay for the full costs of any treatment you receive.
To check whether you meet the specified eligibility criteria, visit the Ministry of Health website
Any applicable charges can be discussed with your Health Professional at the time of your assessment
Conditions
The Memory Team is a service that continues to develop ways to reach as many people as possible in the Counties Manukau area. Currently the team is only able to cover a limited area with home visits. All GP Practices have access to the Cognitive Impairment Pathway and e-learning through the Goodfellow Unit. The current service provides: Home visits Specialised and comprehensive memory assessment Clarification of diagnosis of cognitive impairment or dementia Advice and support of carers, family/whaanau Assistance to clients and their families regarding planning for the future Discussions regarding Enduring Power of Attorney (EPOA) and Competency for EPOA Discussions regarding safety to continue driving, referrals to specific Driving Assessments Information and resources on memory loss, delirium and Advance Care Planning CT Brain Scans if required Follow up and education in conjunction with Dementia Auckland Care Coordination and liaison with other services – GPs, Needs Assessment Services, Mental Health Services and general health services etc. Liaison & advice for Memory Team clients while they are in Medical & Geriatric Wards at Middlemore Hospital.
The Memory Team is a service that continues to develop ways to reach as many people as possible in the Counties Manukau area. Currently the team is only able to cover a limited area with home visits. All GP Practices have access to the Cognitive Impairment Pathway and e-learning through the Goodfellow Unit. The current service provides: Home visits Specialised and comprehensive memory assessment Clarification of diagnosis of cognitive impairment or dementia Advice and support of carers, family/whaanau Assistance to clients and their families regarding planning for the future Discussions regarding Enduring Power of Attorney (EPOA) and Competency for EPOA Discussions regarding safety to continue driving, referrals to specific Driving Assessments Information and resources on memory loss, delirium and Advance Care Planning CT Brain Scans if required Follow up and education in conjunction with Dementia Auckland Care Coordination and liaison with other services – GPs, Needs Assessment Services, Mental Health Services and general health services etc. Liaison & advice for Memory Team clients while they are in Medical & Geriatric Wards at Middlemore Hospital.
The Memory Team is a service that continues to develop ways to reach as many people as possible in the Counties Manukau area. Currently the team is only able to cover a limited area with home visits.
All GP Practices have access to the Cognitive Impairment Pathway and e-learning through the Goodfellow Unit.
The current service provides:
- Home visits
- Specialised and comprehensive memory assessment
- Clarification of diagnosis of cognitive impairment or dementia
- Advice and support of carers, family/whaanau
- Assistance to clients and their families regarding planning for the future
- Discussions regarding Enduring Power of Attorney (EPOA) and Competency for EPOA
- Discussions regarding safety to continue driving, referrals to specific Driving Assessments
- Information and resources on memory loss, delirium and Advance Care Planning
- CT Brain Scans if required
- Follow up and education in conjunction with Dementia Auckland
- Care Coordination and liaison with other services – GPs, Needs Assessment Services, Mental Health Services and general health services etc.
- Liaison & advice for Memory Team clients while they are in Medical & Geriatric Wards at Middlemore Hospital.
There are several types of memory problems. If you are referred because of memory concerns it is very helpful to bring along a family member. It is also very important to bring all of your medications with you as these can often affect your memory. A full medical examination will be done and you will be asked some questions to test your memory and concentration as well as mood. You are likely to have blood tests looking for some causes of memory loss and depending on your history you may be referred for a CT scan of your brain. This is a computerised X-ray, which involves you lying down for about 15 minutes while a machine passes over you.
There are several types of memory problems. If you are referred because of memory concerns it is very helpful to bring along a family member. It is also very important to bring all of your medications with you as these can often affect your memory. A full medical examination will be done and you will be asked some questions to test your memory and concentration as well as mood. You are likely to have blood tests looking for some causes of memory loss and depending on your history you may be referred for a CT scan of your brain. This is a computerised X-ray, which involves you lying down for about 15 minutes while a machine passes over you.
This is a condition of gradual loss of memory and other functions of awareness or thinking such as concentration over time. There are several types of dementia including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, which is due to the same sort of illnesses that cause stroke.
This is a condition of gradual loss of memory and other functions of awareness or thinking such as concentration over time. There are several types of dementia including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, which is due to the same sort of illnesses that cause stroke.
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Contact Details
Middlemore Hospital
South Auckland
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Phone
(09) 259 9568
Website
Middlemore Hospital
Auckland
Street Address
Middlemore Hospital
Auckland
Postal Address
Private Bag 93311
Ōtāhuhu
Auckland 1640
New Zealand
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This page was last updated at 9:32AM on October 31, 2022. This information is reviewed and edited by Memory Team | Counties Manukau | Te Whatu Ora.