Services for Seniors: Community and Psychological geriatrics
Aging can lead to many unexpected and undesirable changes such as:
- The development of new health problems
- Loss and loneliness
- Feeling overwhelmed and unable to cope
- Worsening of memory and problem solving abilities
- Feeling disconnected, isolated, and unfulfilled
- Home safety issues
- Mobility problems and joint pain
- Difficulties with self-care
- Social withdrawal and trouble accessing community/day hospital programming
- Home occupational therapy visits and home safety assessments
- Mobility needs evaluations, exercise programs, and equipment prescriptions
- Cognitive assessments
- Functional staging and intervention planning for dementia
- Assistance with identifying, accessing, and attending suitable community programming
- Counselling for emotional difficulties
- Self-actualization goals/life fulfillment strategies
- Personal care needs/ Independent living assessments