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• Clinical psychologists.
• Social workers.
• Occupational therapists.
• Secretaries.
6.6.8.2 Main responsibility of the team:
• Specialist assessment.
• Investigations.
• Treatment of older person in their home setting.
6.6.9 Liaison Services
Consultations and or liaison services should be provided between facilities for the older person with mental disorders and those serving
general and geriatric medicine, general psychiatry, residential facilities and social agencies.
6.6.10 Hospital Respite Care
The hospital bed are use to provide a respite service for chronic and severe mental illness and dificult behavioral problems. This is to give
carers a break and enable care at home to continue as long as possible.
6.6.11 Community And Social Support Services
These services formal or informal enable older person with mental disorders remain at home with the help of voluntary or governmental
social services.
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Respite facilities o Provide for short term, time limited, in-the home and out-
of the home services. It may be a residential services, other carers or day program day care center
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Residential care o Require for patients whose physical, psychological
and or social dependencies make living at home no longer possible.
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a Comprehensive •
The services should take into account all aspects of the patient’s physical, psychological and social needs
and wishes and be patient-centered.
b Accessible •
The service is user friendly and readily available, minimizing the geographical, cultural, inancial,
political and linguistic obstacles to obtain care.
c Responsive •
The service is one that listens and understands the problems brought to its attention and acts promptly
and appropriately.
d Individualized •
The service focuses on each person with a mental health problem in his her family and community
context. The planning of care must be tailored for and acceptable to the individual and family, and aim
wherever possible to maintain and support the person within his her home environment.
e Trans-disciplinary •
The approach goes beyond traditional professional boundaries to optimize the contributions of people
with a range of personal and professional skills. This approach facilitates collaboration with voluntary and
other agencies to provide a comprehensive range of community orientated services.
f Accountable
• The service accepts responsibility for assuring the
quality of service it delivers and monitors this in partnership with patients and families. The service
should be ethically and culturally sensitive.
g Systemic •
The approach is lexible and integrates with all available services to ensure continuity of care and coordinates
all levels of service providers including local, state and national governments and community organizations.
