Geriatric Rehabilitation

Geriatric Rehabilitation
Ø Geriatric Rehabilitation is the branch of rehabilitation dealing with alleviative or remedial, preventive or social aspects of the elderly disabled and disadvantaged.Geriatrics is the Branch of medicine dealing especially with the Problems of ageing and disease of the elderly
PRINCIPLES
Ø Ascertain level of function.
Ø Ascertain available resources and options
Ø Avoid im-mobilization
Ø Beware of altered physiological reactions
Ø Determine patients Goals & Motivation.
Ø Determine family expectation.
Ø Differentiate between delirium, dementia, depression.
Ø Emphasis function, management.
Ø Emphasis task specific exercises, simplify program
Ø Encourage socialization and stimulation
Ø Minimize medications
Ø Realize the function may not be regained, recognize that patients have multiple interacting impairments.Understand that improvement occurs in slow increment