As you get older, your needs, your focus and your goals change. So too should your care. Our multidisciplinary approach to senior care provides you with what you need to continue to live life to its fullest.
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Geriatric Medicine
Programs & Services
Should I See a Geriatrician?
A geriatrician specializes in the health and well-being of older adults and works in partnership with your primary care provider. They have expertise in conditions, syndromes and illnesses associated with aging. Consider seeking care from a geriatrician when you notice:
- Significant impairment and frailty
- Cognitive, mood and behavioral changes
- Falls
- Incontinence
- Medication management/review
Comprehensive Care for Healthy Aging
Our focus is to promote healthy aging and prevent disease while at the same time managing your chronic conditions in order to preserve your independence, maintain your function and allow you to live life to its fullest.
We provide specialized geriatric consultation and memory care through comprehensive evaluation and evidence-based management of complex aging-related conditions. We partner with primary care physicians and specialists to optimize the health, independence and quality of life of older adults.
Our Areas of Expertise
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment including but not limited to:
- Memory evaluation
- Capacity assessment
- Mild cognitive impairment evaluation
- Falls, gait, and balance assessment
- Frailty assessment
- Functional and mobility evaluation
- Diagnosis and management of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
- Anti-amyloid therapy evaluation and monitoring
- Polypharmacy and medication optimization
- Advance care planning and goals-of-care discussions
- Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia
- Caregiver education and support
Our Multidisciplinary Approach
Our team works in partnership with your primary care physician, hospitalists, surgeons and other specialties to provide care for the elderly that is individualized, goal-directed and aids in the patient’s independence and quality of life. As a community geriatrician, Bristol Health practices in multiple settings, including the hospital, clinic, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and patients’ homes.
Home Care & Hospice
Designed to coordinate care to ensure each aspect of your healthcare is properly and thoroughly addressed.
Senior Behavioral Health
The unit is specially designed to provide a safe and secure environment that is also attractive, comfortable and full of natural light.
Palliative Care
Focuses on relieving your symptoms and the stress related to your illness and improving the quality of life for you and your family.
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Find Us
Collins Road Medical Center
25 Collins Rd.
Bristol, CT 06010
Bristol Health Medical Group Southington
167 Main Street
Southington, CT 06489
How Can We Help?
Can't find what you're looking for, or just need a little more information. We're happy to help. Make an appointment by calling 833.4BHDOCS or feel free to reach out with questions.