Page 2738 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Calvary Public Hospital Bruce

Name of Ward

Description

Number of beds*

Acacia Ward

The Acacia ward provides care for patients in an acute stage of mental illness and/or psychological distress, across the psychiatric diagnostic spectrum. Patients are predominantly in the 18–65 year-old age range, however the unit will manage patients outside of this age range if appropriate and there is a lack of capacity to be managed elsewhere.

The unit is gazetted under the Mental Health Act 2015 and can accept patients who are detained under the Act. The unit is an open environment and as such does not have a de-escalation suite or a high dependency environment. Any admission is risk assessed for safety and suitability to be managed within the unit environment.

Patients not meeting the above criteria are assessed on an individual case basis to ensure a safe patient journey and person-centred care is provided.

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Older Persons
Mental Health Unit (OPMHU)

The patient group serviced by the Older Persons Mental Health Unit (OPMHU) are generally persons aged over 65 years, and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged over 50 years, who may be experiencing issues with mental health. This may be a longstanding mental illness complicated by issues of aging (e.g., multiple medical problems, physical disability, or significant cognitive impairment), or recent onset of mental illness.

Those patients with behavioural disturbances related to delirium are transferred to a medical inpatient setting for appropriate general medical care.

The unit is gazetted under the Mental Health Act 2015 and includes a high dependency area.

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