Organizing a Geriatric Department

The Geriatric Emergency Department.

This article presents an overview of the complex needs of older patients presenting to the emergency department for care. Discussion points for hospital communities considering emergency services to accommodate the aging population are highlighted. The essential components of a geriatric emergency department, including transition of care strategies, are reviewed.

Geriatric Homelessness: Association with Emergency Department Utilization

BACKGROUND Homeless adults frequently use emergency departments (EDs), yet previous studies investigating ED utilization by the older segment received little attention. This study sought to characterize older homeless adults who utilized local urban EDs. METHODS ED encounters at three hospitals in Hamilton (Ont.) were analyzed, and demographic and clinical characteristics of the older homeles...

Geriatric emergencies seen in the Casualty Department.

Geriatric medicine in the emergency department.

Studies suggest older adults attending emergency departments(ED) benefit from specialist geriatric medicine evaluation. Findings from a pilot ED Geriatric Medicine(GM) liaison service in our 480-bed university hospital are presented. This is not a randomized controlled trial. Service comprised consultant geriatrician and senior trainee-led sessions during daytime working hours. Senior ED person...

Comprehensive geriatric assessment in the emergency department

Changing global demography is resulting in older people presenting to emergency departments (EDs) in greater numbers than ever before. They present with greater urgency and are more likely to be admitted to hospital or re-attend and utilize greater resources. They experience longer waits for care and are less likely to be satisfied with their experiences. Not only that, but older people suffer ...