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South Bedfordshire Older Peoples CMHT

Older People Community Mental Health Teams (Older People CMHTs) are multi-disciplinary, multi-agency assessment teams for adults over the age of 65 who require specialist mental health services in Bedfordshire and Luton. Patients under the age of 65 with early-onset dementia may also be cared for within this team.

Our team
We are comprised of community psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers, support workers, psychiatrists and doctors.

Address

2 The Bungalows
Beech Close
Dunstable
LU6 3SD
United Kingdom

Email address
Telephone number
01582 657588

Further Service Information

The teams provide:

  • Assessment
  • Care planning, coordination and monitoring
  • Occupational therapy
  • Signposting to other organisations

The teams work with patients in their own homes which can include:

  • Private and local authority residential homes
  • Private and NHS nursing homes
  • ELFT's community resource centres
  • Warden controlled complexes

Health and social care professionals can refer patients to this team. Self-referrals to this service are not accepted. Speak to your GP if you have concerns and feel this service would be of benefit.