Northeast Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO)

BSO provides enhanced services for older adults in Ontario with complex and responsive or aggressive behaviours that may be a result of dementia, mental health, substance use, and/or other neurological disorders as well as offering enhanced support and coaching for their caregivers.Read More

Offers behavioural assessment & treatment, education, support and links to specialty care for:

• An older adult presenting with one or more of the above related criteria who is presenting with responsive behaviour(s);
• An adult with an age-related diagnosis who is presenting with responsive behaviours;
• An individual whose behaviour(s) is not effectively supported in their current care environment;
• Caregiver(s) of an older adult with responsive behaviours.
• A referral may be made on behalf of the older adult or caregiver by anybody; including the older adult, caregiver/Substitute Decision Maker, healthcare professionals, primary care and specialty care partners.
• This program is not age specific, will accept those under 55 with an age-related disorder.

Provides:

• Intergrated Response Teams
• Clinical Behaviour Response Specialists: Works directly with older adults presenting with responsive behaviours and are linked with existing Seniors Mental Health Teams
• Behavioural Support Facilitators: Provides support, education and care strategies to family caregivers of older adults with responsive behaviours and are linked with Alzheimer Society Chapters
• Psychogeriatric Resource Consultants: Provides education, indirect clinical consultation, network building and support for professionals working with older adults with responsive behaviours
• Long-term Care BSO Nurses and Personal Support Workers: Provides coaching/mentoring, behavioural assessment and individualized holistic care approaches and are based in various long-term care homes throughout the North East

How to Apply:

• Health service providers may enroll in the electronic database by filling and forwarding the Request Form (see below), or by calling their toll free number. This is to setup an account on the electronic intake website.
• Anyone, inlcuding family, caregivers or health service providers may refer a patient using the electronic intake form. 

northeast.behaviouralsupportsontario.ca

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