Geriatric Evaluation & Management

The Geriatric Evaluation and Management Program is a short stay acute rehabilitation program for seniors who are at home or in another setting, and have sustained recent functional loss. The goals of the program are to provide patients with treatment education, and tools necessary to improve functional abilities and to maintain independence in the community. Patients may be admitted from a number of settings including, acute hospital, emergency room, physician's office or home.

Goals

Designed for individuals who are unable to remain at home due to a decline in their medical and/or functional status, the program focuses on:

• Managing Medical Needs
• Maximizing Functional Abilities
• Assessing Community Support
• Facilitating Safe Return to the Community

Program Components

Each patient engages in a specialized rehabilitation program based on his or her medical diagnosis and rehabilitation needs.

Program components include:

• Comprehensive Medical Management
• Therapeutic Exercise Program
• Functional Approach to Activities of Daily Living/Community Re-entry
• Patient/Family Education and Support
• Consulting Services (i.e., speech therapy, neuropsychology, )
• Weekly Team Meeting
• Family Conference (as needed)
• Ongoing Collaboration With Referring Physician
• Case Management
• Comprehensive Outpatient Services