Aged Psychiatry Assessment & Treatment Teams

We provide mental health services to older adults as an alternative to hospital or to minimise the length of stay in an acute inpatient facility.

Key points

This service is for older people experiencing significant or severe mental illness
We see people at our offices or have the ability to also see people in their own homes when required
We accept referrals for this service

Patients need a referral from their GP or healthcare provider. Access referral information

What we do

Our Aged Psychiatry Assessment and Treatment Teams (APATT) provide assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and case management to older adults, helping to prevent unnecessary hospitalisation and minimise the length of stay in acute inpatient facilities.

We work with the older person and their family to assess the severity of their mental illness and recommend an appropriate form of treatment and/or support. In all cases, there is a shared care arrangement with a GP.

Who can use our service

Older adults (typically aged 65 or over) who are experiencing significant disturbance of thoughts, mood or perception, or severe behavioural or psychological symptoms of dementia.

Where we are located

We see people at our clinics or have the ability to also see people in their own homes when required.

Our clinics are located at:

RMH Royal Park (North West and Inner West APATT)
Harvester Clinic (Western APATT)
Broadmeadows

Find out more about our clinic locations.

Referrals

We accept referrals for this service

Call Triage on 1300 874 243 to discuss a new referral.

If your patient is currently seeing a clinician at one of our clinics and you would like to discuss treatment or care plans, contact the appropriate local mental health service directly and ask to speak to the key clinician, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

For out of hours support, call Triage. If your patient is presenting in an emergency situation, call 000 for an immediate response.

Find out more about referrals

Special referral instructions

HealthPathways Melbourne provides guidance on best practice assessment and management of common medical conditions, including when and where to refer patients.

Parkville Connect is a secure web-based portal providing GPs, specialists and other health professionals with information in the Parkville electronic medical record (EMR).