What is Geriatric Medicine?
Geriatric medicine focuses on preventing and treating conditions and diseases that are common in older adults and can help seniors manage transitions in their family, work and living environments. Geriatricians are doctors who are board-certified in family medicine or internal medicine who have also undergone further training in geriatric medicine. They specialize in preventing and treating conditions that affect older adults, including: Alzheimer's disease and dementia Balance issuesCancer
Depression
Diabetes
Fall injuries
Frailty
Hearing and vision loss.
Heart disease
Incontinence
Insomnia
Obesity
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Respiratory diseases
Shingles
Comprehensive Healthcare for Seniors and Older Adults in New Jersey
Our team of elder care experts provides comprehensive, proactive, personalized senior care services to older patients and their families in New Jersey. Our highly trained geriatricians work with a team of providers to help coordinate all the person’s care, streamline medications and prioritize treatments.
In addition to providing primary care services for older adults, our Hackensack Meridian Health specialists are also qualified to provide comprehensive care for a variety of medical, social, emotional and safety issues related to aging, including:
Lifestyle management, such as exercise and diet plans, to prevent age-related disease
Medication management and assessment for high-risk medication use
Preventing delirium, falls and loss of function during a hospitalization
Managing multiple medical problems simultaneously
Identifying home support needs such as social services, occupational and physical therapy, and nutritional counseling
Memory screening and evaluation along with management for Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia
Assessment of physical and mental conditions related to aging such as unsteady gait, incontinence, osteoporosis, pain management and depression
Coordinating care with other service providers, such as skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, hospice providers, case managers and other physicians
Specialized trauma and emergency care needs
End-of-life and advanced care planning
Hospice care
Palliative medicine
Caregiver support and education
Referrals to specialized medical, social, emotional, case management and community services
Geriatric Medicine Services for Seniors and Older Adults in New Jersey
Wellness and Prevention
Our wellness and preventive services, such as diet and exercise counseling, fall prevention education and age-appropriate screening tests and vaccinations, help you maintain your health, independence and quality of life.
Primary Care
We provide complete primary care for seniors and older adults, including screening, diagnostic, treatment, monitoring and referral services. Our specialists help you manage your health and coordinate your care with other medical specialists.
Care Collaboration
We provide consultations for patients regarding clinical issues, chronic disease in older adults, geriatric syndromes and polypharmacy and collaborate with other medical specialists to make sure you receive the highest quality, personalized care possible.
Transition Services
We provide a full range of services to help you manage transitions between different healthcare settings — such as from the hospital to home, or from the hospital to a rehabilitation facility and from a rehab facility to home. Transition services include:
- Care coordination. We work closely with all your physicians to make sure everyone is on the same page when it comes to coordinating all your care.
- Cognitive and memory care. Our experts evaluate your cognitive functioning and develop a care plan to meet your needs.
- Medication review and management. Our specialists regularly review your medications and update your health records. We also offer expert medication management services designed to help you stay safe and healthy by preventing duplicate prescriptions and reducing the risk of harmful drug interactions.
- Palliative care. Our geriatric medicine specialists have advanced training in palliative care and offer supportive therapies to help you manage pain and other symptoms related to illness, injury or medical treatment.
- Physical function assessment and treatment. Our experts assess your physical function and recommend effective treatments. We also provide referrals for specialty care if needed.
- Treatment of multiple chronic illnesses. Our geriatric medicine specialists have the expertise to treat multiple chronic health conditions in seniors and older adults, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
