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2. Geriatrics - Wikipedia

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   Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, [1] is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of the elderly. [2] The term geriatrics originates from the Greek γέρων geron meaning "old man", and ιατρός iatros meaning "healer". It aims to promote health by preventing, diagnosing and treating disease in older ...

3. What Is a Geriatric Doctor? - WebMD

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   Geriatricians provide medical treatment and care for older people today. If you're 65 years old or older, a geriatrician can help you understand your needs and how they might change as you get ...

4. What Is a Geriatric Doctor and What Do They Do? - Healthline

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   A geriatrician is a primary care doctor who specializes in treating older adults. They may provide integrative care, diagnose a variety of conditions, and help you maintain a high quality of life ...

5. The Practice of Gerontology: What Is It? - WebMD

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   Gerontology is the study of aging, while the study of disease and illness in the elderly is geriatrics. Geriatrics is a specialty in medicine that focuses on older adult care. The older population ...

6. Elderly care - Wikipedia

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   Elderly care. An old man at a nursing home in Norway. Elderly care, or simply eldercare (also known in parts of the English-speaking world as aged care ), serves the needs of old adults. It encompasses assisted living, adult daycare, long-term care, nursing homes (often called residential care ), hospice care, and home care .

7. Learn About How Geriatricians Care for Older Adults - WebMD

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   Geriatricians are medical doctors trained and board-certified to address both the normal and abnormal changes of aging and to recognize the difference in the way a disease may develop in an ...

8. Gerontology - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Gerontology ( / ˌdʒɛrənˈtɒlədʒi / JERR-ən-TOL-ə-jee) is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging. The word was coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903, from the Greek γέρων ( gérōn ), meaning "old man", and -λογία ( -logía ), meaning "study of".

9. Geriatric care management - Wikipedia

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   Geriatric care management. Geriatric care management is the process of planning and coordinating care of the elderly and others with physical and/or mental impairments to meet their long term care needs, improve their quality of life, and maintain their independence for as long as possible. It entails working with persons of old age and their ...