Wellbeing Practices
Care of the Elderly
Geriatricians specialise in preventing and treating diseases in older people.
Older people are liable to develop complications from seemingly mild conditions. Examples of this include constipation or a urinary infection causing confusion in an older person.
Care of the Elderly Physicians are experts in treating other problems more commonly occurring in the elderly. These include:
- Stroke
- “Funny turns”
- Confusion
- Incontinence
- Memory problems
- Dementia
As with most branches of medicine, investigations may include blood tests, x-rays and both CT and MRI scans.








