Geriatric Care
Your Partner in Healthy Aging
From helping you through your first milestones to developing strategies for healthy aging, we’re proud to provide care designed to help you through every age and stage of life. As you grow older, that sometimes means extending your ongoing care beyond traditional primary care to include highly specialized services.
Personalized Support for Seniors
Healthcare for adults ages 65 and older can be complex. That’s why we work together with specialists across our network of care, and with you, to create a care plan that meets your personal health needs and goals — whether that means helping you improve your mobility, manage multiple conditions and medications, find new and effective treatment or continue to live independently.
And you can count on our skilled and compassionate geriatricians to help you feel confident in your treatment plan by:
- Answering your questions about diagnosis, treatment and beyond
- Explaining every step of your treatment plan in easy-to-understand terms
- Taking all the time you need to feel heard, respected and cared about
- Teaching you about your current health, medical conditions and medications
Our Geriatric Care Team
Geriatricians are physicians with extensive knowledge of the conditions that commonly affect seniors, like Parkinson’s disease, dementia and osteoporosis. These senior health experts can help you:
- Connect with support resources
- Find ways to stay healthy and active as you age
- Maintain independence for as long as possible
- Manage multiple chronic conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes
- Manage medications, side effects and possible drug interactions
- Provide nutrition guidance that can help you feel your best
Our geriatricians schedule longer appointments, taking the time to get to know you and your unique health concerns — all so we can make the best possible care recommendations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why a geriatrician?
Geriatricians can offer more specialized care for older adults than other primary care physicians. Their additional training and experience help them provide comforting, personalized care that’s right for you.
At what age, or in what circumstances, is it appropriate to see a geriatrician instead of a primary care physician?
Not every senior needs a geriatrician at 65 and older. But you might benefit from visiting a geriatrician if you:
- Find that treatment for one medical condition affects treatment for others
- Have a condition that’s more common with aging, such as dementia, osteoporosis, or urinary incontinence
- Have trouble managing your medications
- Live with multiple medical conditions
- Notice a decline in how well your mind or body is working
Am I taking the right medications?
Taking multiple medications increases the risk of adverse drug interactions, side effects and medication errors. Owensboro Health's Geriatric Polypharmacy team can review all your medications and make sure they are safe and effective in treating your conditions.
If you are 65 or older and at least one of these statements applies to you, ask your provider about a polypharmacy referral.
- You take more than five medications per day.
- You have multiple chronic conditions.
- You are being treated by multiple specialists.
- You do not have a primary care provider.
- You experience frequent falls.
- You have difficulty remembering to take your medications or why you are taking them.
Is it okay to bring a family member or caregiver to my appointments?
Yes. In fact, we encourage our patients to bring someone who can help take notes, ask questions and support them at home.
What types of services does a geriatrician offer?
With an eye for improving your overall quality of life, a geriatrician provides services to treat your health conditions, manage your medications, prevent falls and more.
