Older Adult Mental Health Inpatient Units

We provide mental health treatment and care to older adults in the northwestern catchment areas during an acute phase of mental illness.

Key points

We provide the best possible care to older people who are acutely unwell with a mental illness
We transition consumers to community-based treatment when appropriate during their recovery
We accept referrals for this service

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

What we do

Our Inpatient Units assess and treat older people during an acute phase of mental illness until recovery enables them to be treated in a community-based setting.

We provide care using a recovery-oriented approach. This means that the multidisciplinary team works with the individual and their family or carer to articulate treatment goals and the process of working towards these goals.

We provide the most appropriate mental health treatment and care in the least restrictive environment to the person needing it.

Who can use our service

Our service is available to older adults who:

Are acutely unwell with a mental illness
Reside in the northwestern catchment area of metropolitan Melbourne

Many people admitted to our Inpatient Units, at least in the early stages of admission, are under the care of the Mental Health Act 2014.

Where we are located

Our Aged Persons Mental Health Inpatient Units service the needs of the northwestern catchment area of metropolitan Melbourne.

Units are located in:

Broadmeadows
Sunshine

Each unit has an Aged Psychiatric Assessment and Treatment Team (APATT) attached to it to provide community follow-up.

Find out more about Aged Persons Mental Health Unit 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

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).