Centralized Access to Seniors Specialty Hospital Beds (CASS)

Application

https://www.baycrest.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/VBM-CASS-COMBINED-PACKAGE.pdf

Eligibility / Target Population

Adults 65 years and older (exceptions to young individuals applied by specific sites) who are medically stable, have a long standing or newly diagnosed mental health and addiction disorder, concurrent disorder, Alzheimer's disease or related dementia and are referred by a health care professional * please see specific eligibility criteria for each program

Languages

English

Area Served

Greater Toronto Area

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible

Description of Services:

Single entry point for providing access to geriatric mental health beds at Baycrest and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. All referrals are triaged through the Toronto Region Behaviour Supports Coordinating Office housed at Baycrest.

For consideration of admission to the Baycrest Behavioural Neurology Unit or Toronto Rehabilitation Institute's Specialized Dementia Unit, patients must first be seen and followed by the Virtual Behavioural Medicine (VBM) program. Please complete the VBM-CASS combined package to access these programs: VBM-CASS-COMBINED-PACKAGE.pdf

If interested in applying for admission to Baycrest's Inpatient Psychiatry Unit, please submit this referral form: Centralized Intake and Referral Application to Specialty Hospitals

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