| Organization: | Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) - North East | ||
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| Description of Services: |
Provides health care services for older adults with, or at risk of, responsive behaviours/personal expressions associated with dementia, complex mental heath, substance use and/or other neurological conditions (such as early onset dementia) and support for family and professional care partners
Behaviours/personal expressions may be related to:
Regional Clinical Intake Team: Support referrals to BSO’s mobile community based teams and respond to general inquiries * supports coordinated access to geriatric consulting specialists and enhanced specialty care settings Clinical Behaviour Response Specialists: Provide direct behavioural assessment, treatment, transitional support and behavioural health care planning including potential causes of personal expressions/responsive behaviours to develop formalized care strategies with care partners Behavioural Support Facilitators: Provides support, education and care strategies to family caregivers of older adults with responsive behaviours and are linked with Alzheimer Society Chapters Transitional Activation Support Workers : Provide short-term support to older adults and their care partners to enhance successful and sustainable transitions from one environment to the next * employ activation and engagement to aid the person to feel comfortable in their new surroundings Psychogeriatric Resource Consultants: Provide education, indirect clinical consultation, network building and support for professionals working with older adults with responsive behaviours Dedicated BSO Staff in Long Term Care: Provide coaching/mentoring, behavioural health assessment and individualized non-pharmacological care strategies and are based in various long-term care homes throughout the North East |
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| Eligibility - Population(s) Served: | Older adults with, or at risk for, responsive behaviours/personal expressions associated with dementia, mental health, substance use, and/or other neurological conditions. This includes adults with age-related neurocognitive conditions (such as early onset dementia) and support for family and professional care partners | ||
| Application: | Apply online or Call to make a referral | ||
| Languages: | English ; French | ||
| Area(s) Served: | Northeastern Ontario | ||
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| Toll-Free: | 1-855-276-6313 | ||
| Fax: | 705-675-8857 | ||
| Email: | nebso@nbrhc.on.ca | ||
| Website: | www.nebso.ca | ||
| Address: |
Sudbury, ON |
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| Hours: | Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm | ||
| Executives: |
Monica Bretzlaff - Director monica.bretzlaff@nbrhc.on.ca |
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| Contacts: |
Sarah Denton - Clinical Intake Lead sarah.denton@nbrhc.on.ca |
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BSO Referral Form |
| This information is provided by thehealthline.ca. It was last completely updated on: 7/2/2025 | |||
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