A plan of care that professional caregivers use to ensure a patient's needs are met in a timely, effective manner. The plan is customized to meet the patient's diagnosis and preferences, and is adjusted as needs change over time. The care plan usually in
A macroplan and a microplan for geriatric care are outlined. The terms geriatric medicine and geriatric patient are defined. A typical extended community geriatric team is illustrated by means of a table, as well as an overall plan for coordinating these services. The expectations of the ...
Patient factors, such as preinjury functional level, medical comorbidities, and poor bone quality, can confound the treatment plan, as can injury characteristics, such as fracture pattern and articular damage. Although open reduction and internal fixation has been advocated as the gold standard for ...
But those fortunate enough to live well into “late adulthood” also face an unfortunate reality: There are not enough doctors to give them the care they need. There is about one geriatrician for every 10,000 older Americans. And it’s...
Yu Zhen, vice president of the Geriatric Medical Institution Management Branch of the Chinese Geriatric Society and president of the Beijing Geriatric Hospital, reported the compiling plan of the Blue Book of the Development of Chinese Geriatric Hospitals. In the next step, the Management Branch of...
Japan, a society facing demographic aging at an incomparable speed, decided to introduce a new public long-term care insurance system to meet the expected need for elders to be cared for in the near future. The purpose of this study was to examine the change in knowledgeability on the side...
Japan, a society facing demographic aging at an incomparable speed, decided to introduce a new public long-term care insurance system to meet the expected need for elders to be cared for in the near future. The purpose of this study was to examine the change in knowledgeability on the side...
The assessment, development and implementation of an individualized care plan is adapted as needed to anticipate and reflect the current as well as future needs and lifestyles of both the individual and the family. Maintaining the highest level of independence as well as quality of care are always...
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and emotional and social condition was performed on hospital admission and also on discharge. CGC was defined as a multicomponent intervention addressing multiple health domains to develop a person-centered therapeutic plan satisfying acute medical requirements and rehabilitation needs. The selected treatment...