The Specialized Geriatrics (SG) Program provides multidisciplinary services throughout southeastern Ontario. The catchment area of Specialized Geriatrics includes Hastings, Prince Edward, Lennox & Addington, Frontenac, Leeds & Grenville and parts of Lanark and Northumberland Counties. Based at St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital site of Providence Care in Kingston, Specialized Geriatric services are provided in a variety of settings that range from hospital to home.
Specialized Geriatrics seeks to optimize the health of seniors in the region by working in collaboration with clients, families/caregivers, family physicians, community service providers and others. Frail seniors with complex health problems have unique needs and present specific challenges for accurate diagnosis, assessment and treatment.
The goal of the Specialized Geriatrics Program is to reduce the burden of disability associated with frailty, by detecting and treating reversible conditions and recommending optimal management of chronic conditions.
SG Contact Information:
Phone: 613-544-7767 OR Toll Free 1-800-214-5848
Fax: 613-544-4017
Contact us by email at shermanj@providencecare.ca
Specialized Geriatrics clinical services fall into two areas:
Assessment:
- Outreach (assessment within the client’s own home, whether that be in the community or an institutional setting)
- Acute Care Consult (inpatient consultation, assessment, care planning and recommendations at Kingston General and Hotel Dieu Hospitals
- Outpatient Clinics (specialized geriatric assessment, diagnostics and treatment; clinics include Geriatric Medicine, Continence and Multidisciplinary)
Rehabilitation:
- Day Hospital (half-day, short-term outpatient assessment and rehabilitation)
- Inpatient (16-bed unit for assessment, short-term rehabilitation and treatment)
Who may benefit from SG services:
Aged 65 years and older with complex health issues
Recent decline in managing day to day activities
Difficulty with getting around
Recent falls or fear of falling
Concerns about medications
Recent changes in ability to cope
Recent changes in social supports and/or caregiver stress
Multiple admissions to hospital or visits to the emergency department or family physician
Mood/memory/thinking changes as part of other health changes
Recent and unexplained changes in health status
The Benefits:
Autonomy, functional ability and quality of life for seniors and their caregivers
Prevention of frailty and its complications
Improved clinical efficiencies in acute care
Enhanced capacity of health care providers to assess and treat frail seniors
For more information regarding Specialized Geriatrics, please consult our brochure here.
*Please note that this brochure has been designed primarily for healthcare professionals.
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