Service Information  
  
        Geriatric Medicine Outreach - Health for Older Adults Program (King Campus)          
                  
      
      
      
      
      
            St. Joseph's Healthcare - Hamilton          
          
          
                      
            Category:
                
                  Geriatric Medicine Outreach                
              
            Target Population: Geriatric Medicine
              
            Service Details
          
        
          
          
              Description:
            
            Offers comprehensive geriatrics consultation services. Case management is offered in instances where complexity suggests more intensive client support is required.
Typical problems we see in our clinic include:
- Confusion 
- Memory Concerns/Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Dementia Diagnosis  and Treatment 
- Managing agitation/responsive behaviours in those with dementia
- Psychosis 
- Frailty/Physical Decline
- Gait instability
- Mobility Changes 
- Polypharmacy
Note: Patients under the age of 65 with geriatric syndromes (e.g. falls, cognitive impairment) will be considered on an individual basis.
                  
                    Therapy Services:
                    Registered Nurse                  
                
                          
            
              Eligibility Criteria
            
          
                  
          
              Other Criteria:
            
            
                  Minimum Age:
                  65 yrs                
                          
              Criteria:
            
            
              Not currently seeing a Geriatrician elsewhere.             
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Inquiry Phone: 1 (905) 573-4818
        Inquiry Phone: 1 (905) 573-4818