About this service
The Brent Older Adult (OA) Home Treatment Team (HTT) provides intensive home treatment for older adults at home and aims to prevent unnecessary hospital admission as well as help facilitate early discharge from hospital through prompt and expert assessment, treatment and care delivered by a multi-disciplinary team.
This service is for people living in the London Borough of Brent.
People under the care of Brent OA Mental Health Services.
People with mental disorders and significant physical illness, where those physical illnesses are related to the ageing process and/or impact the management of their mental disorder. Only exceptionally this may include people under 60
People with psychological or social difficulties related to the ageing process, or end of life issues, or who feel their needs may be best met by an older adults and healthy ageing service. This would normally include people over the age of 70
People with confirmed diagnosis of dementia (of any age). Please note we do not automatically accept with Alcohol Related Brain Injury but will discuss on a case to case basis.
Please note when making referrals to OA-HTT out-of- hours, the above referral criteria are still valid. Being over 65 years of age does not automatically mean that individuals will be taken on by the Older Adult OA-HTT. In exceptional circumstances, transfer between HTT can happen via a medical lead conversation and on a case-by-case basis.
Please feel free to contact the Duty Desk at 0782 1833 641 to discuss a potential referral.
Monday to Friday: 08:00-20:00 (if the HTT is not able to respond to the crisis required within the remaining working hours the referral may be passed to the out of hours service and then assessed with the HTT).
Every other Saturday to Sunday: 9:00-17:00
The Brent Older Adult (OA) Home Treatment Team (HTT) provides intensive home treatment for older adults at home and aims to prevent unnecessary hospital admission as well as help facilitate early discharge from hospital through prompt and expert assessment, treatment and care delivered by a multi-disciplinary team.
This service is for people living in the London Borough of Brent.
People under the care of Brent OA Mental Health Services.
People with mental disorders and significant physical illness, where those physical illnesses are related to the ageing process and/or impact the management of their mental disorder. Only exceptionally this may include people under 60
People with psychological or social difficulties related to the ageing process, or end of life issues, or who feel their needs may be best met by an older adults and healthy ageing service. This would normally include people over the age of 70
People with confirmed diagnosis of dementia (of any age). Please note we do not automatically accept with Alcohol Related Brain Injury but will discuss on a case to case basis.
Please note when making referrals to OA-HTT out-of- hours, the above referral criteria are still valid. Being over 65 years of age does not automatically mean that individuals will be taken on by the Older Adult OA-HTT. In exceptional circumstances, transfer between HTT can happen via a medical lead conversation and on a case-by-case basis.
Please feel free to contact the Duty Desk at 0782 1833 641 to discuss a potential referral.
Monday to Friday: 08:00-20:00 (if the HTT is not able to respond to the crisis required within the remaining working hours the referral may be passed to the out of hours service and then assessed with the HTT).
Every other Saturday to Sunday: 9:00-17:00