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Call Us: (02) 4365 2294
Call Us: (02) 4365 2294

To contact the Respiratory Clinic, please call 02 4302 5252. For test results, wait 72 hours before calling 1800 555 100.

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Mental Health for Aged Care Residents

Service Locations: Central Coast
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What is Mental Health for Aged Care Residents?

We offer a variety of services to residents, their families, and carers, including:

  • Clinical Mental Health Services for residents with experienced Psychologists, Social Workers, or Mental Health Nurses offering visits to the facility.
  • I Hear You (Group Counselling) for residents, their families, or carers that have newly transitioned to an Aged Care Facility
  • I See You (Digital Story Services) provided by volunteers who visit residents over a few months to develop a video about their life. This is based on the understanding that the telling of one’s story is a means to reaffirm identity, uniqueness, and lived experiences.

Mental Health Services can help with the emotional transition into a facility, as well as with feelings of sadness, worry, and distress.

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For information about changes to service delivery due to COVID-19, please view our COVID-19 Information.

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Benefits
  • It’s free
  • The service is provided at the Aged Care Facility, so no travel is required
  • With consent from the resident, information can be shared with aged care staff and/or family to ensure consistent support
How to Access

To talk about our Mental Health and Wellbeing Services for Aged Care Residents, contact the Mental Health team at Coast & Country Primary Care on 02 4365 2294.

About Mental Health for Aged Care Residents

Our Psychologists and Credentialed Mental Health Nurses can visit Residential Aged Care Facilities and provide assessment, individual therapy, or group work to residents with mild to moderate mental health issues.

This can help with the emotional transition into a facility, as well as with feelings of sadness, worry and distress.

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Who is Eligible?

This service can be accessed by residents of residential aged care facilities who:

  • have mild to moderate mental health symptoms such as depression, anxiety, bereavement, social withdrawal, or adjustment difficulties
  • are able to engage in mental health treatment
  • are unable to access support from other government funding or Medicare

The service is provided at the aged care facility, so no travel is required by the resident.

This service is free of charge for residents and facilities and the number of sessions provided is based on the needs of each resident.

How to Refer

You can make a referral to our Clinical Mental Health Services through the online portal at any time.

Make a referral

Referrals will be assessed and triaged Monday to Friday.

Please call us on 02 4365 2294 if you require a login and password to the referral portal.

You can make a referral to our Group Counselling or Digital Story Services by calling us on 02 4365 2294.