Older Adult Outreach Program (OAOP)
- 38075 2nd Avenue, P.O. Box 220 Squamish, BC V8B 0A2
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- Phone: 778-894-3200
- Fax: (604) 815-4197
Need help immediately?
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BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789
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The OAOP program provides case management and care giver support for clients who are 65 years or older, struggling with a cognitive or progressive memory disorder with an associated psychiatric and/or behavioral management concern.
Programming available to clients includes:
- Access to specialized geriatric psychiatric consultation and ongoing support
- Outreach services to support client with functional impairments who require support in the community to work on therapeutic goals related to their recovery
- Group programming to support symptoms management, skill building, leisure and community integration
- Access to Occupational Therapist (OT) consultation for functional and cognitive assessment and treatment recommendations
The multi-disciplinary team includes Psychiatric Nurses, mental health support workers, OTs, Psychiatry and Outreach Workers in Squamish. Satellite services to Whistler and Pemberton are available but are locally provided by a generalist clinician within the teams.
How to access
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Check eligibility
- Resident of Squamish, Pemberton or surrounding areas or Whistler.
- Ages 65 or older who are struggling with a cognitive or progressive memory disorder with an associated psychiatric and/or behavioral management concern.
- Criteria may also include clients who have recently developed serious mental illness with physical and functional decline or a mental illness co-occurring with misuse of alcohol, prescription medications or other substance of misuse.
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Contact us
- Contact the Assessment & Treatment Matching Team at (778) 894-3200 to learn if this service is right for you or for more information.
- Physician or nurse practitioner referrals are also accepted. If you are a physician or nurse practitioner looking to refer, please fax a completed Sea to Sky Referral Form to 604-815-4197.
Hours of operation
- Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed