Later life mental health nursing

An emerging offering in response to community requests

Later life can be a time of emotional transition, shaped by experiences such as loss, health changes, shifting roles, and reflection often holding both vulnerability and resilience.
This service is for older adults aged 75 years and over.
 

Care may include

Biopsychosocial mental health assessment

Supportive education and guided understanding

Therapeutic arts, expressive and sensory modalities

Transition support

Collaboration with GPs, families, aged care and allied health services

 

Through a mental health nursing lens, utilising the therapeutic arts, expressive, and sensory modalities, to support emotional regulation, meaning making, and connection.

This is a warm, relational service for older adults seeking emotional support and connection