Older Persons Friendly Health Centre

Geriatric Mental Health

Rating: 4.4 / 5

Older Persons Friendly Health Centres are public clinics designed to make primary care more welcoming for older Jamaicans. Services include mental-wellness assessment, dementia screening, and caregiver support, with referrals to secondary mental-health services as needed. Most Jamaican mental-health services charge fees at the private-practice end and are free at the public end; sliding-scale options and NHF-subsidised medication for chronic mental illness can substantially lower out-of-pocket costs for clients who qualify.