The Older Adult Primary Care (OAPC) Program provides timely access to specialized care from Registered Nurses for THFHT patients age 75 years and over.
We created this program to provide an extra layer of support to older adult patients rostered to THFHT. We like to do everything we can to support patients to live healthy happy lives in their own homes and we recognize that sometimes people need a bit of help to do that.
The OAPC Registered Nurse can help with new problems that need immediate attention, chronic disease management and medications, or help you to access other services and programs at THFHT or in the community.
Care provided by this program includes:
- Wellness Checks: Phone or in-person assessments or hospital follow-up.
- Acute Care: acute or new complaints (e.g. bladder infection, cough).
- Chronic Disease Management: management and medications (e.g. blood pressure, arthritis, COPD).
- Wound Care: assessment, treatment and follow-up.
- Memory and Mental Health Concerns: assessment, support, and helping people to access local services.
- System Navigation: connecting with local services and making sure appropriate care and follow-up is booked.
- Advance Care Planning: all THFHT programs introduce Advance Care Planning and direct people to ACP Canada.
THFHT Registered Nurses and team are working closely with other providers and services in Northumberland to ensure that older adult patients are getting the care that they need, when and where they need it.
Our service partners include the Northumberland Community Paramedic Home Visit program, Community Care Northumberland, the Kawartha Centre for Healthy Aging, Campbellford Memorial Hospital and Home and Community Health Support Services (CE LHIN/CCAC) and the Campbellford Geriatric Assessment and Intervention Network (GAIN).
Patients aged 75 years and over old who are enrolled to a Trent Hills Family Health Team provider (physician or nurse practitioner) can book an appointment with the Older Adult Primary Care Program.
Appointments are by telephone or in-person at the Campbellford Clinic, 119 Isabella St, 2nd Floor. Call 705-653-1801 to book an appointment. Referral from your provider is not required as long as you are a THFHT patient.
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