Aged Care

Our Aged Care department is a multifaceted service able to assess, diagnose, and treat older patients with complex care needs (usually 85-years and over).

The service specialises in providing support for:

• Major geriatric syndromes, such as dementia, delirium, frailty and falls
• Polypharmacy
• End-of-life care
• Older and more complex surgical patients.

The Aged Care service is comprehensive, and includes:

• Inpatient medical and surgical geriatric care for all patients
• An inpatient consultation service for all patients, on request
• Aged Service Emergency Team (ASET) to assist with and promote timely care in the Emergency Department for frail, older patients
• A Clinical Nurse Consultant to provide hospital-wide expertise in geriatric syndromes
• Linkages to rehabilitation services including Mona Vale Hospital
• Collaboration with other community based aged care services including nursing homes and outpatient clinics at Brookvale Community Centre. 

View our aged care team here.

The on-call geriatrician can be contacted via our switchboard on (02) 9105 5000.