Aged care
Making sure older Tasmanians have access to quality primary healthcare is a key priority for Primary Health Tasmania.
We support a range of resources to support health professionals involved in an older person’s care.
This includes:
Making sure older Tasmanians have access to quality primary healthcare is a key priority for Primary Health Tasmania.
We support a range of resources to support health professionals involved in an older person’s care.
This includes:
Primary Health Tasmania has commissioned Richmond Fellowship Tasmania to deliver psychological treatment services for people with mental illness who are living in aged care facilities.
The aim is to give these residents access to similar services as those currently available in the community.
Primary Health Tasmania commissioned Richmond Fellowship Tasmania to work work with residential aged care operators across the state to offer residents a range of evidence-based treatment options to
be delivered within their facilities.
It’s all about exploring a new model of care designed to improve access to psychological treatment services for people living in aged care facilities.
“Before, if people were in a residential aged care facility and they wanted to see someone about their mental health, like a psychologist, then they’d have to
leave the facility, go to a GP, get a mental health care plan, and then book the appointment,” Richmond Fellowship Tasmania’s Lisa Toohey says.
“That was quite a barrier for aged or elderly people.”
Read more about the service in the May 2020 issue of Primary Health Matters.
My Aged Care is an Australian Government website and phone line to help people find out what aged care services may be available.
It includes a service finder feature where an individual or their carer can look for local meal, support and care coordination services, and much more.