Mid West Psychiatry of Later Life
The Psychiatry of Later Life Teams in HSE Mid West provide specialist mental health services to people over sixty five who are coming to the service for the first time. We work in partnership with local GPs, hospitals and other local health care and social services.
Find Your Area Team:
Welcome
I am delighted to welcome you to our Mid-West Psychiatry of Later Life page where you will find information and signposting to key services for people over the age of 65 across the Mid-West Region.
We hope you find it useful and if you have any feedback or suggestions please send your comments to info@midwestaries.ie.
Sinead Ryan Cook
Assistant Director of Nursing
HSE Mid West
Psychiatry of Later Life
What is the Psychiatry of Later Life Team?
The Mid West Psychiatry of Later Life Teams provide care for individuals sixty five years and over with new onset significant mental health difficulties in Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary.
Each team is multidisciplinary which usually consists of:
- Psychiatrists
- Doctors
- Nurses
- Psychologist
- Social worker
- Occupational Therapist
- Medical secretary
Our Philosophy of Care
Mid West Psychiatry of Later Life aims to deliver a high quality service by fostering therapeutic empowering relationships with older persons, their families and any other significant individuals in their lives. Our multidisciplinary approach is recovery focused and individually tailored to meet the needs of our service users through a culture of mutual respect and person centred values. We establish close links with other HSE services and voluntary organizations in the areas of direct patient care, training, education and health promotion. We continue to grow and develop team skills by reflecting on our practices and evaluating our care standards based on recognised evidence based practice and service user needs.
Some of the Services We Provide
- Outpatient Clinics
- Home-visits
- Nursing Home and Hospital Reviews
- Support, Education and Therapeutic groups
- Individual Therapy
- Inpatient Assessments
- Connecting with other HSE services and voluntary
organizations
Find Your Area Team
CLARE
Psychiatry of Later Life
Gort Glas
St. Joseph’s Hospital Campus,
Lifford Road, Ennis,
Co. Clare.
Eircode: V95FF89
065 6705100
referrals.clarepoll@hse.ie
LIMERICK
Psychiatry of Later Life
Unit 3,
St Camillus Hospital,
Shelbourne Road,
Limerick
Eircode: V945724
061 483779
NORTH TIPPERARY
Psychiatry of Later Life
Derg Centre,
Gortlandroe,
Nenagh ,
Co. Tipperary.
Eircode: E45P597
067 46707
ntmhsop.referral@hse.ie
Our Referral Pathway
Referrals to the Psychiatry of later life team can be made by your G.P. or any medical Doctor involved in your care.
When referred to our team your care will be discussed at our weekly team meeting. A member of our team will make contact with you to arrange an assessment that works best for you.
Our Assessments
- Initial Assessment
Initial assessments may take approximately one hour. You may be invited to a clinic appointment or a doctor from our team may visit you at home or where suits you best to discuss any mental health concerns you may have. Family and any loved ones are welcome to be present at this time if this suits you. - What To Bring
It may be helpful to bring to your assessment details of your medical history, mental health history, medication list and details of your G.P., pharmacist and any specialist Doctors involved in your care if these are easily available to you at the time. - Your Plan of Care
Following your assessment, a member of our team will work with you in collaboration with the team to develop an agreed plan of care to meet your needs. The duration of time the team will work with you will be dependent on your care needs. - Follow-Up
We will update your G.P. and referring Doctor on the outcome of the assessment and any changes to your plan of care. - In-Patient Care If Required
CLARE:
We have a five bedded assessment unit in Ennis Hospital for those individuals who require in-patient care.
LIMERICK:
We have a 13 bedded dementia assessment unit in St Camillus for people experiencing complex behavioural and psychological symptoms of their dementia.
We also have access to 5 beds in the acute psychiatric unit in 5B University Hospital Limerick for individuals who require inpatient care.
NORTH TIPPERARY:
We have a five bedded assessment unit in Ennis Hospital for those individuals who require in-patient care.
CLARE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS
- Clare Psychiatry of Later Life Team,
Gort Glas
Tel. 065 6705100 - Acute Psychiatric Unit, Ennis, Main Office
Tel. 065 6863218 or 065 6863208 - Acute Psychiatric Unit, Ennis,
Psychiatry of Later Life Department
Tel. 065 6863207 - Clare Mental Health Crisis Nurse
(Daily 16:30hrs- 03:30hrs)
Tel. 087 7999857
LIMERICK MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS
- Limerick Psychiatry of Later Life Team,
St Camillus Hospital
Tel. 061 483779 - If you are experiencing significant mental health distress or you are at risk of suicide or self-harm contact your GP or Shannon doc out of hours on 081 8123500
- In the case of emergency call 999/112 or attend the Emergency Department where you will be triaged and can be referred to the Emergency Department 24 hour Mental Health Liaison team
NORTH TIPPERARY MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS
- North Tipperary Psychiatry of Later Life Team, Derg Centre
Tel. 067 46707 - Acute Psychiatric Unit, Ennis, Main Office
Tel. 065 6863218 or 065 6863208 - Acute Psychiatric Unit, Ennis,
Psychiatry of Later Life Department
Tel. 065 6863207 - Out of hours service for existing service users only (Daily 16:00hrs- 03:00hrs)
Tel. 086 8306663
