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The Geriatric Medicine Clinic helps adults 65 years old or older who are living with frailty and other health problems, like falls or changes in memory or thinking.
Frailty is an age-related condition that makes it harder to recover from illness.
Your primary health care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner) must refer you to the clinic.
We will call you when an appointment is available. You will also get a letter in the mail with the date, time, and location of your appointment.
If you need to cancel or reschedule an appointment, please call 902-473-4822 as soon as possible.
If you leave a message, please give your name, and the date and time of your appointment. This lets us book another person from the waitlist.
All of your medications in their original packages (including prescription and over-the-counter medications, inhalers, creams, eye drops, patches, herbal medications, vitamins, and supplements) or a list of your medications.
Please bring a support person with you. To check your health, we must talk with someone who knows you well, like a family member or a friend.
If your support person is not able to attend the appointment, we can arrange to talk to them by phone.
Appointments usually last for about 1 ½ to 3 hours. Depending on the reason for your visit, you will see a registered nurse (RN) and a doctor or a nurse practitioner who specializes in the health of older adults (geriatric medicine). You may also see a medical resident or other learners.
Clinic staff will:
The doctor or nurse practitioner may recommend that you see 1 or more geriatric team members.
The geriatric team includes:
A member of the geriatricteam will call you to make an appointment. This appointment may be at the Clinic or in your home. This will depend on the reason for the appointment.
18 Acadia St.
1st floor
Dartmouth, N.S.
The building is near the Dartmouth General Hospital. Parking is available
Tel: 902-473-4822
The pamphlet provides information about the Geriatric Medicine Clinic for seniors (65 and over) who are living with frailty and other health problems, like falls or changes in memory and thinking.
This pamphlet gives ways for you to support your family member and offers answers to many of the questions you may have about your loved one's care following admission to the Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building. This pamphlet is also available in French.
La présente brochure vise à aider les familles à offrir du soutien à un être cher atteint de démence. Il explique la différence entre la démence et la maladie d’Alzheimer, et répond aux nombreuses questions que peuvent avoir les familles au sujet des soins de leur proche à la suite de l’admission à l’édifice Veterans' Memorial. This pamphlet is also available in English.
The Geriatric Restorative Care Program helps people age 65 and over to become more independent, do their daily activities, and improve their quality of life after a hospital stay.
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