Many emergency departments are currently unable to provide care for geriatric patients that meets best practices and guidelines recommended by several major medical organizations, but a panel ...

High-risk older patients seen by geriatric-focused nurse practitioners (NPs) in the emergency department (ED) had a 10.3% shorter hospital stay than those who were not seen by an NP, according to a ...

A new commentary argues that the PRO-AGE score, a brief multidomain screening tool validated in more than 7,800 older adults, ...

Falls are the most common cause of injury among adults 65 and older in the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year, more than 14 million older ...

Geriatric emergency departments are being added to hospitals nationwide as COVID-19 and a rapidly aging population illuminate these patients’ vulnerability and distinct needs. An estimated 10,000 baby ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 4—The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), with support from The Gary and Mary West Health Institute and John A.

As an Accredited Geriatric Emergency Department, John Dempsey Hospital’s protocol-driven approach to geriatric care allows us to provide superior, tailored care. Seniors who visit our emergency ...

When San Diego resident Susan Nelson, 69, went to the geriatric emergency department at UC San Diego Health last year, she noticed some positive new accommodations that she hadn’t experienced during ...