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Program:
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Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Team
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Phone Numbers:
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416-242-1000 ext 21817 * 416-756-6871
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Crisis:
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Call 911 in emergencies
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Fax:
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416-242-1024 or 416-756-6438
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Address:
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1235 Wilson Ave, 5th FL
Toronto, ON
M3M 0B2
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Intersection:
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Keele St and Wilson Ave
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Location:
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Toronto (Downsview—Roding—CFB)
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Accessibility:
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
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Service Description:
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Team works with residents, family, staff and other health care professionals at individual long-term care homes to:
- manage/treat challenging behaviours and mental health / psychiatry concerns at site
- avoid unnecessary visits to the Emergency Department
- ensure safe transfers to and from the hospital, when appropriate
- enhance support and build knowledge capacity, as needed
Provide the following specialized services for residents: assessment, consultation/ Treatment and short-term follow-up
The team is made up of Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse Clinicians with expertise in the area and Psychogeriatrician (a specially-trained doctor in this area)
Provides service in the following long-term care homes:
- Carefree Lodge
- Chartwell Gibson Long Term Care and Retirement Home
- Cheltenham Care Community
- Cummer Lodge
- Downsview Long-Term Care Centre
- Extendicare Bayview
- Harold & Grace Baker Centre
- Hawthorne Place Care Centre
- Norfinch Care Community
- North York General - Seniors Health Centre
- Valleyview Residence
- Villa Colombo
- Village of Humber Heights
- Weston Terrace Care Community
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Fees:
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None
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Application:
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Languages:
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English ; Hindi ; Italian ; Punjabi ; Tagalog ; Urdu ; Gujarati ; Marathi ; Persian ; Korean ; Arabic
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Area Served:
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North York and area
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Last Updated:
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6/26/2025
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Service Profile Web Address:
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eng/displayService.aspx?id=167522
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