- Comprehensive geriatric assessment of the elderly
- Fall risk detection
- Screening for common geriatric syndromes
- Optimized medical treatment – both inpatient and outpatient according to the age, medical status and patient opinion
- Investigations appropriate for the elderly and tailored to the particular patient
- Lifestyle advice including diet and exercise programs
- Counselling to family members and caregivers on the care of the elderly
- Subspecialty referral where required
- Interdisciplinary inpatient care wherever required
- Cross consultations from allied specialities when requested
- Regular follow up to reduce the functional decline in the patient
- Geriatric home care services with Telemedicine support
- Geriatric Executive Health Care package
- Support to old age homes
Geriatric Home Care Services
This is a special and unique service of our Department, the first of its kind in Kochi. With the advancement of medicine and technology, health care has shifted completely to hospitals. Gone are the days when the family doctor visited the home of a sick patient. However, long queues at the counters, cross consultations with multiple doctors make a hospital visit difficult for older patients who often are accompanied only by their equally old spouses. With our outreach services, your loved ones can stay in the comfort of their own familiar home while still receiving assistance, ensuring their safety, health, and happiness.
Geriatric Home Care services are for those who have a good functional status and aims to bring the patient back to his / her previous level of activity. While investigating, diagnosing and treating specific diseases, the focus is always on the preservation of function and improving the quality of life. The Geriatrician addresses the patient’s psychological, social and environmental issues as well as his/her medical problems and also frequently works with the family or caregivers who are assisting the elderly. Geriatric care is different from palliative care which is comfort care for those who have fewer chances of recovery.