About this service
We provide a rapid response, time-limited intervention for older adults - including people with dementia - in a mental health crisis, delivered in your home.
We also support informal carers and domiciliary care workers.
Who is this service for?
Camden and Islington residents with an acute mental illness over the age of 65 and people of any age living with dementia who meet one of the following criteria:
a. Those who are acutely mentally unwell and under consideration for mental health hospital admission or who may need hospital admission if they deteriorate.
b. Patients at Highgate Mental Health Unit who require intensive support to facilitate an early discharge. We will work with frail people under 65 who are care coordinated in a SAMH Community Mental Health Team.
We accept referrals from all teams within Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. Team must call 0333 200 7193 within operational hours to make a referral. Email referrals are not accepted.
We provide a rapid response, time-limited intervention for older adults - including people with dementia - in a mental health crisis, delivered in your home.
We also support informal carers and domiciliary care workers.
Who is this service for?
Camden and Islington residents with an acute mental illness over the age of 65 and people of any age living with dementia who meet one of the following criteria:
a. Those who are acutely mentally unwell and under consideration for mental health hospital admission or who may need hospital admission if they deteriorate.
b. Patients at Highgate Mental Health Unit who require intensive support to facilitate an early discharge. We will work with frail people under 65 who are care coordinated in a SAMH Community Mental Health Team.
We accept referrals from all teams within Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. Team must call 0333 200 7193 within operational hours to make a referral. Email referrals are not accepted.