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Programmes
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 Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley by the Nurse Maude organisation) or Te Haika - 0800 745 477, our 24/7 mental health and addictions contact centre.
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 complex behavioural and psychological difficulties associated with dementia where a short-stay in an acute hospital environment is required for assessment of ongoing needs.
It is important that the person’s physical health has been considered and that delirium or other medical illnesses have been managed or excluded.
There are some people referred with complex physical and mental health needs where co-management across more than one specialty service may be needed. The Mental Health Service Older Persons service works in close collaboration with other service providers to identify the best ways of achieving this.
The Mental Health Service Older Persons (MHSOP) is located at Te Whare Ra Uta on the Kenepuru Community Hospital campus.
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Contact Details
Website
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Community Team
(04) 978 2841
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Inpatient Unit
(04) 978 2863
Te Whare Ra Uta
Kenepuru Hospital
16 Hospital Drive
Porirua 5022
Street Address
Te Whare Ra Uta
Kenepuru Hospital
16 Hospital Drive
Porirua 5022
Postal Address
Kenepuru Community Hospital
PO Box 50215
Porirua 5240
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This page was last updated at 10:24AM on October 26, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Mental Health Service Older Persons (MHSOP) | MHAIDS | Te Whatu Ora.