Cognitive, Dementia and Memory Service
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Aged Care services provide inpatient assessment and treatment of complex medical conditions in older people.
It has four Aged Care wards, with one specialising in the management of dementia.
Older patients often enter the acute setting of the RMH City campus after an episode of ill-health or for surgery. For those older people that need further time to recover or for the older person that is not coping at home in their current situation, they are transferred to the Royal Park campus.
To refer a patient, complete and fax your referral to Direct Access Unit on (03) 8387 2217.
The Direct Access Unit welcomes phone enquiries. To discuss referrals (potential or existing) please contact (03) 8387 2333.
You can use the following forms or a template from your own system.
Referrals should include:
patient details including address, date of birth and contact phone numbers
the reason for referral
the name of the consultant (for Medicare clinics)
Once a referral has been received, a HARP Clinician will phone the patient to discuss their needs and organise appropriate services. The HARP Clinician will provide the patient with their phone number and patients are encouraged to contact them if they have any concerns.