Geriatric Medicine

A

Geriatrician

is a Geriatric medicine (

Geriatrics

) specialist. is concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease in the

elderly

and the problems specific to ageing (Eldercare). One of the medical challenges for older adults is that more than half of adults age 65 or older have 3 or more health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, Alzheimer's or Parkinson disease, dementia, high blood pressure, incontinence, impaired vision, hearing, falls and mobility. Prescribing medications for a patient with multiple health problems is more complex. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of geriatric physician, rather, this decision is determined by the individual patient's needs.