Wagga Wagga - Older Person's Mental Health Unit

Wagga Wagga Older Persons Mental Health service
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Contact

location Health Services Hub, Level 2, 260 Edward Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650 Get directions

phone (02) 5943 2707

Referral required from a GP or community mental health service.

Virtual care (telehealth) is available at this service. Please call to book an appointment.

Wheelchair accessible

opening hours 24-hour service.
Reception: Monday to Friday: 8,30am to 5pm

The Older Person's Mental Unit is located in a purpose-built space in the new Health Services Hub. The Unit offers expanded inpatient services.

Our services

Services include 8 beds in T-Basis or Transitional Behavioural Assessment and Intervention Service, 12 beds in the Older Person's Mental Health Unit and 4 beds in the High Dependency Unit.

The Health Services Hub has direct access to services in the Wagga Wagga Base Hospital. 

If you are a carer of an older person or if you are an older person feeling high levels of mental distress, we can provide the following services: 

  • A T-BASIS service for people with severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD).  
  • Care for people over 65 years who need short term hospital care due to acute symptoms of mental illness.

 

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