Merri Health COVID-19 Response
The Specialist Memory and Dementia Service, Merri Health provides assessment and intervention to clients with memory loss and dementia across all stages of dementia. Interventions are offered at the client’s home (for clients in the North & West catchment areas of Melbourne) or at the clinic at Glenroy. Services offered include: Occupational therapy (assessment & interventions for changed behaviours, home based environmental enhancement & design, memory strategies, activity planning, sensory modulation intervention, carer education regarding communication, home modifications & equipment prescription), Physiotherapy (gait aid prescription, mobility/balance assessments) exercise physiology (individualised exercise programs), speech pathology (communication assessment & intervention) and dietetics. Geriatrician and carer support/service coordination services are also available. Services are not time limited and clients can be re-referred to the service as required.
Catholic Healthcare - Buried in Treasures
Buried in Treasures
15 week Support group for people with Hoarding tendencies
• 2 hours per week (online or face to face)
• Case Management and Home Visit for additional support (optional)
Based on the highly effective Buried in Treasures model: Help for compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding
Participants will:
• Explore reasons why we acquire, save and hoard items
• Learn new ways of thinking about possessions so you can decide what you really need and what you can do without.
• At the end of the program you will take away strategies and techniques that can support you to declutter and reduce acquiring
Catholic Healthcare - Buried in Treasures
Buried in Treasures
15 week Support group for people with Hoarding tendencies
• 2 hours per week (online or face to face)
• Case Management and Home Visit for additional support (optional)
Based on the highly effective Buried in Treasures model: Help for compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding
Participants will:
• Explore reasons why we acquire, save and hoard items
• Learn new ways of thinking about possessions so you can decide what you really need and what you can do without.
• At the end of the program you will take away strategies and techniques that can support you to declutter and reduce acquiring
Catholic Healthcare - Buried in Treasures
Buried in Treasures
15 week Support group for people with Hoarding tendencies
• 2 hours per week (online or face to face)
• Case Management and Home Visit for additional support (optional)
Based on the highly effective Buried in Treasures model: Help for compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding
Participants will:
• Explore reasons why we acquire, save and hoard items
• Learn new ways of thinking about possessions so you can decide what you really need and what you can do without.
• At the end of the program you will take away strategies and techniques that can support you to declutter and reduce acquiring
Catholic Healthcare - Buried in Treasures
Buried in Treasures
15 week Support group for people with Hoarding tendencies
• 2 hours per week (online or face to face)
• Case Management and Home Visit for additional support (optional)
Based on the highly effective Buried in Treasures model: Help for compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding
Participants will:
• Explore reasons why we acquire, save and hoard items
• Learn new ways of thinking about possessions so you can decide what you really need and what you can do without.
• At the end of the program you will take away strategies and techniques that can support you to declutter and reduce acquiring
Catholic Healthcare - Buried in Treasures
Buried in Treasures
15 week Support group for people with Hoarding tendencies
• 2 hours per week (online or face to face)
• Case Management and Home Visit for additional support (optional)
Based on the highly effective Buried in Treasures model: Help for compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding
Participants will:
• Explore reasons why we acquire, save and hoard items
• Learn new ways of thinking about possessions so you can decide what you really need and what you can do without.
• At the end of the program you will take away strategies and techniques that can support you to declutter and reduce acquiring
Catholic Healthcare Home Care Services - Hunter Region
Buried in Treasures
15 week Support group for people with Hoarding tendencies
• 2 hours per week (online or face to face)
• Case Management and Home Visit for additional support (optional)
Based on the highly effective Buried in Treasures model: Help for compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding
Participants will:
• Explore reasons why we acquire, save and hoard items
• Learn new ways of thinking about possessions so you can decide what you really need and what you can do without.
• At the end of the program you will take away strategies and techniques that can support you to declutter and reduce acquiring
Catholic Healthcare Home Care Services - Central West
Buried in Treasures
15 week Support group for people with Hoarding tendencies
• 2 hours per week (online or face to face)
• Case Management and Home Visit for additional support (optional)
Based on the highly effective Buried in Treasures model: Help for compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding
Participants will:
• Explore reasons why we acquire, save and hoard items
• Learn new ways of thinking about possessions so you can decide what you really need and what you can do without.
• At the end of the program you will take away strategies and techniques that can support you to declutter and reduce acquiring
Catholic Healthcare Home Care Services - Inner West
Buried in Treasures
15 week Support group for people with Hoarding tendencies
• 2 hours per week (online or face to face)
• Case Management and Home Visit for additional support (optional)
Based on the highly effective Buried in Treasures model: Help for compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding
Participants will:
• Explore reasons why we acquire, save and hoard items
• Learn new ways of thinking about possessions so you can decide what you really need and what you can do without.
• At the end of the program you will take away strategies and techniques that can support you to declutter and reduce acquiring
Merri Health COVID-19 Response
Short-term service linkage and navigation support for eligible clients and carers to understand and navigate Commonwealth Home Support Services and My Aged Care. Access and Support providers work with local providers to facilitate improved access for people with diverse needs. Assistance is provided in a manner which promotes skills development, capacity building and independence.
Merri Health Community Nursing provides one off assessments to assist older people to better manage their health needs in the community. We provide continence assessments and general health assessments via phone or through video-conferencing to minimise risk during Covid19. We can also visit you in your home if you have specific needs that may make a phone assessment difficult.