A recent report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) shows that with the increase in the number of baby boomers reaching 65, there is an increasing shortage of professionals who provide geriatric mental ...

While much of the medical world focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, a new study from the University of Michigan Health System finds that half of all seniors have a geriatric condition ...

Geriatric emergency rooms are spreading across the country, provide seniors with more expertise The Mt. Sinai Hospital emergency room looks and sounds like hundreds of others across the country: ...

About 25% of adults over the age of 65 battle mental health challenges, including depression and anxiety, and 63% do not receive adequate care. A new startup aims to move the needle on this stat.

If you have been happy with the care from your family physician throughout your life, you might question whether you even need a geriatric specialist. Mark Supiano, MD, executive director of the ...

Geriatric specialists help identify the changes that come with aging and work with patients to maintain their independence.

When San Diego resident Susan Nelson, 69, went to the geriatric emergency department at UC San Diego Health last year, she noticed some positive new accommodations that she hadn’t experienced during ...

Through a three-year partnership that seeks to enhance the healthcare journey of older adults, West Health and Sharp Memorial Hospital will work together to create a new integrated geriatric care ...

STAFFORD SPRINGS, Conn. (WWLP) – A new unit to help the aging population has opened at Johnson Memorial Hospital. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday to announce the newly constructed Lillian ...