Toronto Hospital Memory Clinic
The Toronto Hospital Memory Clinic provides a multidisciplinary assessment of persons who suffer from dementia, as well as ongoing management and supportive therapy for caregivers. The team includes a geriatric psychiatrist, neurologists, neuropsychologist, geriatrician and social worker. Note: a doctor's referral is required.
The goals of the clinic are to:
- diagnose the dementia
- provide ongoing psychiatric and psycho-social care for the patient
- educate and support the patient's caregivers
- assist with obtaining appropriate community services and advocate on behalf of patients and caregivers
- serve as a base for research into the causes and treatment of dementia
For more information, contact Marcia Zalev, social worker, at 416.603.5800 ext. 2568 or 416.340.4800 ext.4616.
