Specialized Geriatric Services

What are Specialized Geriatric Services

Specialized Geriatric Services (SGS) are services that support older individuals with chronic and complex conditions. They include specialized geriatric assessment, consultation, short term treatment, rehabilitation, and short-term specialty case management. SGS use interdisciplinary teams with expertise in care of the elderly, and include geriatric medicine and geriatric psychiatry services that have specialty physicians (geriatricians and/or geriatric psychiatrists) as part of the team. SGS rely on other services (e.g., community support services) to be effective. SGS can significantly contribute to an older person’s ability to remain in their home.

Why Specialized Geriatric Services?

With SGS, frail seniors will have more timely access to services, fewer inappropriate presentations and admissions to hospital, and increased consumer and provider knowledge about available resources to help maintain people’s independence “at home.”

Other Links

If you are interested in specialized geriatric services, please read:

• Invitation to Community Forums
• Geriatric Access & Integration Network (GAIN) Report on Priorities for Specialized Geriatric Services
• Inventory of Specialized Geriatric Services
• Continuum of Care for Seniors

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