Specialized Behavioural Support Unit (SBSU)
Description
To provide people with dementia who exhibit responsive behaviours a secure environment, along with safe, enriched care, Perley Health opened the 20-bed SBSU in 2017. All SBSU staff — personal support workers, registered nurses and registered practical nurses — are trained to manage responsive behaviours. The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre provides consultation and educational support, and the SBSU's staff-to-resident ratio is higher than it is in long-term care. Residents stay in the SBSU until they can safely transition to their place of residence — typically six to nine months. of specialized care and treatment. It is the only unit of its kind in Eastern Ontario.
Admission Process
Ontario Health atHome controls access to long-term care homes and to a wide range of care programs, including the SBSU. Only those who reside in another long-term care home or at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre's geriatric inpatient unit are eligible for admission to the SBSU.
April 27, 2018– Ottawa, Ontario: Improving Care for Seniors with Responsive Behaviours: Twenty Beds Now Available...
For more information about referrals and eligibility, please call Ontario Health atHome at 613-745-5525.