Aged Care Referrals

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Aged Care Referrals

Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS)

Clinic	Aged Care Assessment Service (ACAS)
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Dr Claire Long
Referral Guidelines	Aged Care Assessment Service
Referral Form (not mandatory)	Aged Care Assessment Service
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 1382	Fax: 8345 0531

Aged Care and Subacute Services

Clinic	Falls and Fracture Clinic
MBS	Yes
Head of Unit	Dr. Mizhgan Fatima
Referral Guidelines	Required Criteria (must meet all) Patient is aged over 65 No serious memory deficits Able to mobilise with frame or sticks Patient consent/ willing to attend Presentations Multiple faller (>2 within last 12 months) Single faller with established gait and/ or balance deficiency Fall due to loss of consciousness Unexplained fall with apparent complex medical cause History of symptomatic or asymptomatic fragility fracture Clinical or paraclinical (BMD) risk of fractures
Referral Form	FFC external referral
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8395 8195/ 8395 8231	Fax: 9923 6624

Clinic	Gait and Balance Gym
MBS	Yes
Head of Unit	Professor Gustavo Duque
Referral Guidelines	Required Criteria (must meet all) Patient is aged over 65 No serious memory deficits Able to mobilise with frame or sticks Patient consent/ willing to attend Presentations Multiple faller (>2 within last 12 months) Single faller with established gait and/ or balance deficiency Fall due to loss of consciousness Unexplained fall with apparent complex medical cause History of symptomatic or asymptomatic fragility fracture Clinical or paraclinical (BMD) risk of fractures
Referral Form	Gait and Balance Gym GP Referral Form.pdf
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8395 8232	Fax: 9923 6624

Clinic	Bone Density
MBS	Yes
Head of Unit	Professor Gustavo Duque
Referral Guidelines	N/A
Referral Form	Bone Density Referral
Campus	Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8395 8270	Fax: 9923 6624

Transition Care Program

Clinic	Bed Based Packages
MBS	No
Head of Unit	Dr Claire Long
Referral Guidelines	Transition Care Program
Referral Form (not mandatory)	TCP Bed Based packages referral form
Campus	Hazeldean Transition Care Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 7695	Fax: 8345 6082

Clinic	Community Based Packages
MBS	No
Head of Unit	N/A
Referral Guidelines	Transition Care Program
Referral Form (not mandatory)	TCP Community Based packages referral form
Campus	Hazeldean Transition Care Sunshine Hospital
Contact Details	Phone: 8345 7695	Fax: 8345 6082