3DHB - Mental Health Service Older Persons (MHSOP)

Mental Health & Addictions Service

Description

The Mental Health Service Older Persons (MHSOP) is predominantly a community based service, with a 16 bed specialist inpatient unit.

Programmes

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Mental Health Service Older Persons (MHSOP) Community Services

Programme Areas: Mental health
Programme Type: Non-acute specialist mental health community services
Regions: Wellington, Hutt
Age Groups: Older adult / kaumātua
Referral Types: GP, DHB clinical services

Referral Process

Referrals for an initial assessment in the community are usually facilitated by a person’s GP through either the Care Coordination Centre (the Needs Assessment and Service Coordination agency run by…

Description

The Mental Health Service Older Persons (MHSOP) is predominantly a community based service.

The MHSOP provides assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to:

Older people with recent onset psychiatric illness
People with…

Programme Areas: Crisis / acute, Mental health
Programme Type: Acute services
Regions: Wellington, Hutt
Age Groups: Older adult / kaumātua
Referral Types: DHB clinical services

Referral Process

Referrals for inpatient admission are usually facilitated by the community team or by referrals from the general hospital.

Description

The Mental Health Service Older Persons (MHSOP) has a 16 bed specialist inpatient unit located at Te Whare Ra Uta on the Kenepuru campus.

Each person admitted to the inpatient…

Staff

We work as a multi-disciplinary team including nursing, medical, occupational therapy, psychology, social work and support staff.

The staff wear identification badges and you can ask them about their role.

Charges

To find out if you are eligible for healthcare funding, please see the Mental Health, Addictions and Intellectual Disability Service website.

Hours

Inpatient visiting hours are 10am to 8pm every day or by arrangement, if needed, and this can be discussed with the nurse in charge.

Parking

There are two car parks designated for visitors to Te Whare Ra Uta nearby however there are often a number of other parking spaces nearby should these be taken.