Hospital - Inpatient
Geriatric Assessment and Treatment Units (GATU)
Inpatient units for clients with complex medical conditions, who have experienced a functional decline yet are cognitively intact and require an individualized assessment and rehabilitation program for a period of four to six weeks.
Geriatric Emergency Management
Consultation by a specialized geriatric nurse within a hospital emergency room to provide assessment, diagnosis, identification of "frail and at risk" elderly, and to initiate appropriate treatment in the hospital or community.
Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatient Unit
Inpatient unit for medically stable clients experiencing an acute mental health episode that requires an individualized assessment, and rehabilitation program for a period of four to six weeks.
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