Outpatient services for seniors

Geriatric Emergency Management (GEM) Nurses: Each Osler Emergency Department includes GEM nurses. These nurses - assess patients to identify their health, functional, emotional cognitive and social needs, link seniors to community services, provide education to patients, their families and Emergency Department staff, support seamless transitions between the Emergency Department and community health care services

Nurse-Led Outreach Team: Nurse practitioners at Osler partner with long-term care homes in the community to provide timely care to seniors and avoid unnecessary transfers to hospital

Geriatric Outreach Team: Multidisciplinary team serving patients living in the Ontario Health atHome-Brampton (Central West) area that specializes in caring for seniors living in the community * in-home non-urgent geriatric assessments for frail seniors who are unable to attend clinic visits * assessments focus on functional, psychosocial, cognitive and physical health status

Seniors' Outpatient Clinics: Comprehensive geriatric assessments and follow-ups by geriatricians