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Psychogeriatric Assertive Community Treatment Team (PACTT)

Type Of Service

Assertive Community Treatment Teams (ACTT)

Program Description

Serves older adults who are struggling with a mental illness and who need intensive long term treatment and support.

The goals of PACTT is to minimize hospitalization and to improve quality of life to clients in their own homes and communities. PACTT is an interdisciplinary team, comprised of Registered Nurses, Social Workers, an Occupational Therapist, a Recreational Therapist, Psychiatrist and a Program Assistant. PACTT provides a wide array of supports and services to clients and their families, relating to their mental health challenges.

Admission Criteria:
- Clients must be 55 years of age or older.
- Clients must have severe and persistent mental health illness with psychosis, such as Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder or major depression.
- Recent history of multiple hospital admissions and psychiatric treatment.
- Clients and or the substitute decision-makers must be agreeable to PACTT services.

Access Information

Referrals are accepted from physicians, psychiatrists, and other mental health services.
Referral forms must be completed and submitted to Streamlined Access.
Once PACTT receives the referral, an intake will be completed and a team decision will be made if the client meets the criteria for PACTT services.

Central Access Referral Application

http://streamlinehub.yssn.ca/referralForm_0.php

Additional Information

  • Restricted To: Older Adults
  • Program Cost: No
  • Additional Cost: No
  • Gender: All Genders
  • Age: 55 and up
  • Catchment: York Region - North of St. John's Side Road
  • Fully Accessible
  • Languages: Interpretation Services, English
  • Virtual Service: Yes

Location

Southlake Regional Health Centre - Tannery


Address

465 Davis Drive

Newmarket

Operated By

Southlake Regional Health Centre (SRHC)


Hours

Main Hours: Open 24/7


Referral Contact Information

Central Access - Phone: 289-340-0348

Central Access - FAX: 905-898-6457

Central Access - Toll Free: 844-660-6602

Central Access - TTY: 866-323-7784