Unity Health Toronto - St Michael's Hospital - Seniors Care

Application

Referral by nurses and/or doctors in the Emergency Department

Eligibility / Target Population

Adults over 65 years attending emergency department (ED), discharged from ED within past week,transferred to ED from community or geriatric clinic

Fees

None

Languages

English

Area Served

Toronto

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible

Accessibility Note

Queen St and Shuter St entrances are wheelchair accessible * Bond St entrance is not wheelchair accessible

Description of Services

A team of Geriatric Emergency Management nurses with specialized knowledge of the issues with which older adults present to hospitals * collaborate with the Emergency Department physicians and nursing staff in the assessment of frail, at-risk older adults and link them to appropriate resources and specialized geriatric services within the hospital or the community as needed

Geriatric Emergency Management (GEM)