What can a geriatric therapist help with? Therapists specializing in working with the geriatric population help clients navigate a variety of issues surrounding aging and end-of-life, including social ...

Geriatricians are regular doctors who have additional training in treating older adults, especially those ages 65 years and up, who often have complex medical issues. They focus on keeping you ...

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In Vietnamese outpatients aged 60 years and older, frailty strongly predicted falls in the prior year, with adjusted odds ...

Geriatric massage is used in older adults. It takes into account the many factors that influence an aging body, including one’s overall health status, medical conditions, and medication use. Share on ...

Older adults who develop a new geriatric syndrome - such as dehydration, delirium, or malnutrition - after major surgery face a dramatically higher risk of poor outcomes, including more complications, ...

This is often a problem for the groups, known as microgenerations, born on the cusp of outgoing and new generations. Often these groups are given their own classifications to set them apart from the ...

Clinicians will learn potential screening tools to identify geriatric syndromes in older adults with cancer. Clinicians will appreciate the relevance of falls in older adults with cancer. Clinicians ...

The Weirton Geriatric Center conducted a holiday food drive, collecting items for the Community Bread Basket, a nonprofit located in Weirton. Organized by staff members Brianna Sims and Aimee Williams ...