Department of Geriatric Medicine provides specialised geriatric holistic care for the elderly patients in a cost-effective way across the continuum of care and the step down care services.
Department of Geriatric Medicine attends to patients of 65 years and above, with multiple medical problems and those presenting with the geriatric syndromes.
Department of Geriatric Medicine conducts detail history taking and screening for medical conditions which includes depression, dementia as well as social and caregiver problems. Patients are also assessed for polypharmacy, pre-morbid functional; cognitive, nutrition/feeding, fall risk assessment, etc.
A community arm is formed to:
