Geriatrics & Elderly Medicine Doctor Home Visits & Online Consultations online geriatrics

Medelit’s home visiting Geriatrics and Elderly Medicine service is available in London, Greater London and in Birmingham and is specialised in the care of a broad range of conditions in older patients (over the age of 65) who require dedicated support at home or in care homes. Geriatrics Elderly Doctor Home

During our first home visit, our Geriatrics consultants provide the patient, and patient’s caregiver, with an in-depth general assessment including a review of the current treatment plan and specialistic advice on any additional useful tests. Follow up consultations with your consultant Geriatrician can be carried out by home visits or remotely, by phone and/or in video-consultation. This allows us to provide high-touch, effective and personalised care individually tailored on each of our patients. gerontologist london

In our comprehensive geriatric care we place a lot of value on building a trusted and emphatic doctor-patient relationship where the quality of individualised care is also ensured by the involvement of caregivers, who are essential to the achievement of the patient’s personal health goals. Geriatrics Elderly Doctor Home

Our Elderly Medicine Home visits can be provided at a private residence or be arranged in independent senior living, assisted living and nursing homes. geriatrics home visit

Our geriatricians provide treatment of chronic medical conditions (stroke, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, dementia, arthritis, late effect of fractures, pressure ulcers, frailty, cancer, etc), coordinated care with others and prevent emergency room visits and hospitalisation.  Elderly Medicine Home Visit

We are very passionate about improving the quality of life for our elderly patients and do all we can to make them live as independently as possible, including providing them fast access to all of the support that they need. gerontology consultant

What is Geriatrics Medicine? Elderly Doctor Home

Elderly people have unique needs in terms of healthcare, and for this reason they require specialised care. Medelit uses a multi-disciplinary approach to address all conditions associated to the process of aging, be it for patients who are undergoing the natural physical, social and psychological changes of aging, or for more specific medical problems requiring continuing and coordinated care.

The geriatrician is a physician able to evaluate and manage typical age-related needs. The task is often made difficult by the fact that it is not unusual, after 65 years, to experience simultaneously several health problems that would require the intervention of different specialists. The geriatric also avoids that the simultaneous intake of drugs has side effects or produce dangerous interactions. lister hospital elderly medicine

For many elderly patients, the geriatrician assumes the role of primary care Doctor, and will be providing for many aspects of care including diagnosis and treatment of many acute illnesses, and management of chronic illnesses, disease prevention, health maintenance, education, optimal nutrition and counselling. The tools used are generally physical examination associated with laboratory and other tests as required. geriatric st. george’s hospital

Our leading geriatricians also provide expert online consultations. This service is particularly useful for all those wanting to access the best geriatric advice, but are unable to do so because of safety or health issues and because they are in places, in the UK or in other areas of the world, that we cannot reach with a home visit. Geriatrics Elderly Doctor Home london birmingham

Our team of specialised healthcare professionals includes, in addition to the Geriatricians, experts such physiotherapists, speech therapists, and psychologists. This multidisciplinary approach enables us to deliver comprehensive and holistic patient care which provides for medical, social and emotional needs, where we also pay attention to problems such as memory loss, incontinence, risk of falls and any changes in social interaction and mental health. Elderly Medicine Home Visit

When should you see a Geriatrician?

Generally, geriatric consultations are required by all patients over 65  living with multiple health problems, including cognitive disorders.
A visit with a specialist in Elderly medicine is advisable whenever an elderly person’s state of health is invalidated to the point where they become fragile or loose independence and start relying on family, friends or professional carers for in their every day life. In other cases, the geriatrician needs to be called so as to oversee and coordinate therapies which can sometimes become difficult to manage, most of all when there are various specialists handling the various health problems with which the patient lives.  Elderly Medicine Home Visit

Home Visits Currently Covering Central and Nord West London – Birmingham – Worldwide Online Consultations Provided

What can I expect from my home visit? Geriatrics Elderly Doctor

During the visit with your elderly medicine consultant, your complete medical history will be collected, the Doctor will carry out a full medical examination, and then discuss with you his findings, and development a treatment plan.  Because of the complexity of some situations, elderly patients’ caregivers (family or professional) are usually involved during or after the visit, so that, with the patient’s consent, they can be informed on findings, changes in therapy and any further tests to be carried out. The involvement of family or caregivers is very helpful in order to assist the patient in the implementation of the treatment plan.

Online visits are not very different from face-to-face visits. Even though some aspects of the medical examination will be limited by the lack of direct contact, there are means of bypassing most of these issues and an expert consultant will normally be able to gather enough information to be able complete a diagnosis and treatment plan. online geriatrician

What can I do before the appointment? Geriatrics Elderly Doctor Home

Our consultants dedicate all necessary time to the patient and his situation. Sometimes, gathering all the clinical history of an elderly patient may be very challenging, and information sent through a referral letter may not be sufficient, so it can be helpful to:

• Ask your GP to prepare a referral letter summarising you medical history and current issues
• Arrange for medical records to be made available in advance for the consultant to review
• Send of bring copies of discharge summaries from any recent hospitalisation and any special tests that you have undergone
• Ask any specialists visiting you to leave you a copy of the record of the visit
• Make a list of the medications you are taking or gather all the containers for the Consultant to review during the visit. elderly medicine home visit london

Superior and Exclusive Elderly Care delivered in your Home in London & Birmingham 

All our  Consultants are:

• Fully registered with the GMC
• Fully Insured birmingham geriatrics
• Vetted with a full background check, reference check and interview with our managing Doctors wellington hospital elderly
• Selected for their highest levels of experience and qualifications and for their leading role within their field of practise.

Our Geriatricians have gathered relevant experience, both within the NHS and/or in private practise in the UK. elderly medicine doctor london birmingham

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