Geriatric Medicine
Contact Information
Inpatient
Contact Geriatric Team through the operator at
(951) 486-4000
or (951) 842-1013
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
About
We are dedicated to providing patient-centered care to older adults across the care continuum and to advance geriatric medicine through interprofessional education and training.
Our mission is to help older adults lead healthier and more satisfying lives by improving their function and quality of life as much as possible. We achieve this by providing quality, comprehensive healthcare in a compassionate, ethical, and culturally competent manner.
The RUHS Difference
The Geriatric Care Team has partnered with the Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), Riverside County Adult Protective Services (APS), In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, and Office on Aging, in efforts to support the community.
We are proud to be part of a countywide multidisciplinary team advocating for elderly residents of Riverside County.
Why Should I Refer?
Caring for geriatric patients is challenging because of the complexity of chronic illnesses complicated by functional and cognitive impairments.
Geriatric specialists will help choose care strategies that consider not only medical complexities but also psychosocial issues, functional factors, and socioeconomic factors.
Our aim is to enhance quality of life and maintain older adults in the community at the most independent level possible, through an interdisciplinary approach of comprehensive geriatric assessment.
Geriatric Medicine Services
Who Should Be Referred?
Patients over the age of 65 may benefit from the services of a geriatric specialist if they are frail, or experience any of the following:
- Multiple health conditions, including behavioral health conditions plus 3 other chronic physical conditions (e.g., diabetes, CHF, COPD, ASCVD, or stroke)
- Polypharmacy — taking multiple high-risk medications
- Memory impairment
- Frail elderly — functional decline or inability to perform daily living activities
- Behavioral or mood changes, such as depression or anxiety
- Problems with balance or gait
- Falls
- Incontinence
- Unexplained weight loss or appetite disorders
- Deconditioning following hospitalization
- Transitions to alternative living settings requiring higher levels of care
- End-of-life discussion
- Caregiver supports
We will or can assume primary care for any of these patients, as needed, if their care requires ongoing intervention or monitoring and meets our continuity clinic criteria.
Outpatient Geriatric Clinic
Outpatient consults for frail elderly patients with multiple comorbid conditions, lack of social support, dementia, falls, polypharmacy, and poor living situations.
- Consults provided for all county clinics — Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
- Primary care for geriatric patients
- Dual choice / annual wellness visits for patients over 65
- Late Career Practitioner Evaluation